Cost For Covid Patient's 141 Day Hospital Stay: $3,000,000
By Curt Anderson August 17, 2021 12:45 pm Category: Medical (0.0 from 0 votes)
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A COVID-19 patient who suffered a 141-day stay at a local [Medford, Oregon] Asante hospital generated a $3 million bill.
The almost five-month stay in the hospital included time spent on a ventilator, according to Asante Finance Director Heather Rowenhorst.
She said the patient’s insurance covered $500,000 of the bill, and Asante absorbed the rest. Asante hopes to get at least partial reimbursement from the federal government.
To protect patient privacy, Asante won’t disclose whether the patient survived the ordeal.
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