Not at all

I don’t think you understand how much more it costs the hospitals to have so many COVID patients.

Whatever they get from the government in reimbursement isn’t covering all they had to actually spend when you look at things like:

Construction costs to turn rooms and entire units into negative pressure areas (my hospital did this)
Construction costs to make certain units COVID only so you can have separate “clean” and “dirty” areas (we did this...had to build temporary walls in many areas)
Additional hazard pay to staff on COVID units so they don’t up and quit their jobs
Massive increase in PPE and supplies needed for everyone (we all now have to wear masks and face shields walking into any patient care areas)
Costs of testing all the staff that are sick (they aren’t asking for your insurance cards so the hospital is footing the bill for staff testing).
COVID patients staying for months at a time in the ICU....that 37k they get only pays for only a couple days of ICU care
Costs of trying to find lots of extra staff through outside sources (Ex: travel nurse agencies).....those cost $$$ to the hospital

Those are just the ones I can think of...I’m sure posters that are more involved with hospital administration can enlighten us with other costs as well

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Posted by LegendInMyMind

Member since Apr 2019

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Posted on 7/13/20 at 1:48 pm to lsunurse

I guess they will have to up the cost of a bandaid to $400 to cover those costs.

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Posted by lsu480

Downtown Scottsdale

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 7/13/20 at 3:09 pm to lsunurse

What % of COVID patients at your hospital would you guess are hispanic?

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Posted by RT1941

Member since May 2007

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Posted on 7/13/20 at 3:15 pm to lsunurse

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lsunurse

I'm sure hospitals are strapped right now, but they will pass all those added expenses to the patient's and bleed their insurance. To think the hospitals are hemorrhaging $$ when they've over billed for decades is comical. They have no problem charging $41 for one freaking Prilosec pill for crying out loud. And charged a friend of mine $220 for a damn floor fan rental while she was in labor/delivery for 4 hrs. Screw that!

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Posted by Midtiger farm

Member since Nov 2014

5061 posts

Posted on 7/13/20 at 3:19 pm to lsunurse

quote:

Not at all

I don’t think you understand how much more it costs the hospitals to have so many COVID patients.

Whatever they get from the government in reimbursement isn’t covering all they had to actually spend when you look at things like:

Construction costs to turn rooms and entire units into negative pressure areas (my hospital did this)
Construction costs to make certain units COVID only so you can have separate “clean” and “dirty” areas (we did this...had to build temporary walls in many areas)
Additional hazard pay to staff on COVID units so they don’t up and quit their jobs
Massive increase in PPE and supplies needed for everyone (we all now have to wear masks and face shields walking into any patient care areas)
Costs of testing all the staff that are sick (they aren’t asking for your insurance cards so the hospital is footing the bill for staff testing).
COVID patients staying for months at a time in the ICU....that 37k they get only pays for only a couple days of ICU care
Costs of trying to find lots of extra staff through outside sources (Ex: travel nurse agencies).....those cost $$$ to the hospital

Those are just the ones I can think of...I’m sure posters that are more involved with hospital administration can enlighten us with other costs as well