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With all the talk about the high cost of medical care these days, figured this might be something of interest.
My mother was a great saver. She saved everything relating to family.
This afternoon, while searching for a computer extension cord, I came across a box of old photos, etc., she had saved. And surprise of surprises, while going through the box I found the bill for my birth from the local hospital!
I was born in 1936. My family lived in a dairy farming community (pop.900) in rural northwest New Jersey. At that time, the birth mother was kept in the hospital and kept quiet (no walking or getting out of bed was thought to be best for the mother) for several days even though there were no complications.
Here is the total cost:
Private room, board and nursing - 11 days @ $4.00 per day. = $44.00.
Board and nursing bed (crib) - 9 days @ .50 per day = $ 4.50.
Delivery room charge = $10.00.
Medicines = $ 2.00
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TOTAL $60.50
Any guesses how much it would cost today for the one to three day stay? I thought in view of the high cost of hospital care today, this would be interesting.
My mother was a great saver. She saved everything relating to family.
This afternoon, while searching for a computer extension cord, I came across a box of old photos, etc., she had saved. And surprise of surprises, while going through the box I found the bill for my birth from the local hospital!
I was born in 1936. My family lived in a dairy farming community (pop.900) in rural northwest New Jersey. At that time, the birth mother was kept in the hospital and kept quiet (no walking or getting out of bed was thought to be best for the mother) for several days even though there were no complications.
Here is the total cost:
Private room, board and nursing - 11 days @ $4.00 per day. = $44.00.
Board and nursing bed (crib) - 9 days @ .50 per day = $ 4.50.
Delivery room charge = $10.00.
Medicines = $ 2.00
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TOTAL $60.50
Any guesses how much it would cost today for the one to three day stay? I thought in view of the high cost of hospital care today, this would be interesting.
