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| |  Hospital bill stuns slain student’s parents: $ 30,000 for 5 minutes
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Nov 08, 2009 at 07:03 PM by Anxious Patient
SACRAMENTO, CA - The parents of a Sacramento State student beaten to death in his dorm room received a bill from the UC Davis Medical Center -- a bill for nearly $30,000.
The hospital admitted the bill (sent to the parents) was a mistake since Scott Hawkins had insurance.....(but that) the bill is correct and reflects the services the staff provided to Hawkins after he was beaten by his roommate.
But what could possibly cost $30,000 in five minutes? Some say the answer is why we have a health care reform debate.
"Trauma surgeons, nurses, technicians and others had to treat Scott before they realized they couldn't help", according to Scott Seamons with the California Hospital Council. "They're all right there." "And those are highly trained, highly specialized and highly paid clinical experts."
this was challenged by a medical student: UC Davis is a teaching hospital. Emergency Rooms are traditionally staffed by medical students and doctors in training to gain experience. Students receive no salary, and interns and residents get way less than a licensed practicing specialist. Most of the monies of that inflated bill will not go toward "highly trained, highly specialized and highly paid clinical experts.", but rather into the hospital coffers. http://www.news10.net/news/story.asp...=69932&catid=2
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Nov 08, 2009, 06:06 PM
Re: Hospital bill stuns slain student’s parents: $ 30,000 for 5 minutes
I'd like to see the bill itemized.
Thank God they had insurance. So terrible about the loss of their son.
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Nov 08, 2009, 06:44 PM
Re: Hospital bill stuns slain student’s parents: $ 30,000 for 5 minutes
Please define "coffers". My opinnion although not a popular one on this site - is I suspect that was to keep paying a CEO salary who hasn't a clue as to the necessary care and skill needed to care for this poor patient AND his parents. the @-3 nurses whether she/he be trauma or ER will only get their hourly salary- $30-$50/hour( the code propably didn't last longer than 1-1.5 hours, the trauma surgeon( $500-$1,500 ?), the anestheologist($500?) the respiratory therapist $25/hour- trama or ER techs $20/hr) medical students, interns($0) how many times does a CT scan get paid for, EKG machine, xray machine and designated trauma room. I once hear years ago it costs$1,000 to open a crash cart. the inflated cost of care supplies goes in some ones pocket and it's not the pocket of those in the trauma room running the code!! My guess it's someone who sits on their non-medically trained buns in a 3 peice suit with brooks brothers on the label who doesn't deserve the high salary they they STEAL from patients and hospital staff.
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Nov 08, 2009, 07:04 PM
Re: Hospital bill stuns slain student’s parents: $ 30,000 for 5 minutes Originally Posted by karenchad  Please define "coffers". My opinnion although not a popular one on this site - is I suspect that was to keep paying a CEO salary who hasn't a clue as to the necessary care and skill needed to care for this poor patient AND his parents. the @-3 nurses whether she/he be trauma or ER will only get their hourly salary- $30-$50/hour( the code propably didn't last longer than 1-1.5 hours, the trauma surgeon( $500-$1,500 ?), the anestheologist($500?) the respiratory therapist $25/hour- trama or ER techs $20/hr) medical students, interns($0) how many times does a CT scan get paid for, EKG machine, xray machine and designated trauma room. I once hear years ago it costs$1,000 to open a crash cart. the inflated cost of care supplies goes in some ones pocket and it's not the pocket of those in the trauma room running the code!! My guess it's someone who sits on their non-medically trained buns in a 3 peice suit with brooks brothers on the label who doesn't deserve the high salary they they STEAL from patients and hospital staff.
How did you decide this is not a popular opinion on the site? I don't recall seeing any support here for the ridiculously bloated salaries of healthcare executives in the years I've been a member.  | | No. 8 |
Nov 08, 2009, 09:04 PM
Re: Hospital bill stuns slain student’s parents: $ 30,000 for 5 minutes Originally Posted by karenchad Please define "coffers". My opinnion although not a popular one on this site - is I suspect that was to keep paying a CEO salary who hasn't a clue as to the necessary care and skill needed to care for this poor patient AND his parents. the @-3 nurses whether she/he be trauma or ER will only get their hourly salary- $30-$50/hour( the code propably didn't last longer than 1-1.5 hours, the trauma surgeon( $500-$1,500 ?), the anestheologist($500?) the respiratory therapist $25/hour- trama or ER techs $20/hr) medical students, interns($0) how many times does a CT scan get paid for, EKG machine, xray machine and designated trauma room. I once hear years ago it costs$1,000 to open a crash cart. the inflated cost of care supplies goes in some ones pocket and it's not the pocket of those in the trauma room running the code!! My guess it's someone who sits on their non-medically trained buns in a 3 peice suit with brooks brothers on the label who doesn't deserve the high salary they they STEAL from patients and hospital staff.
Yeah, when the student said "coffers", first thing to come to mind for me was administrative bonuses.
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