The Dhaka Times Desk A person who was dying of covid-19, survived in the end, but the hospital bill was a sight to behold. The hospital bill came to 9.5 million taka!
The Seattle Times said in a report on Saturday that such an incredible incident happened in Seattle, United States. After surviving the corona war, a 70-year-old American citizen had to spend 11 million US dollars, which is worth 9 crore 34 lakh 48 thousand 200 taka in Bangladeshi currency!
Michael Flore was admitted to a hospital in the city on March 4. He had to stay in the hospital for 62 days. Once he reached the door of death, the nurses even prepared to call him so that his wife and children could say goodbye to him.
However, he survived the journey and was discharged from the hospital on May 5 to the cheers of nurses and health workers. However, the joy of survival was a little bit reduced by the sight of the hospital bill.
Flor told the newspaper that he received a 181-page bill. In which the total cost is shown as 11 lakh 22 thousand 501 dollars.
The intensive care room bill was $9,736 per day, $49,000 for 42 days in the sterile room, $82,000 for the ventilator for 29 days, and the two-day fight with death was the medical bill for that time. About 1 million dollars.
The Seattle Times also reported that Flor did not have to pay the full cost because Medicare, the government insurance program for the elderly, is included. However, he was disappointed to see the country's expensive health care with his own eyes.
"It cost me millions of dollars to save my life," the Times wrote of his statement, "and I must say it was well spent." But I also know that maybe I'm the only one saying this.'
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# stay at home all the time.
# Follow the rules and use mask when going out for emergency.
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