Semi-private? When I was at Cedars, I had a private room and was told that was all that they had…

It was listed on the bill as semi private but to be fair I was the only one in it. I’m not sure what their private vs. semi private ratio is but all of the rooms I saw looked similar to mine.

It’s all about location, location, location.

For 3 grand a night you could have had a nice suite and a first class hooker. Hope the bed pan changes made it worth the price.

Kidding aside I am so glad the health plan we have all we pay is our $50 co-pay for overnight stays and we are done. At least in the end we don’t have frightening room charges and all the extras to worry about.

Sign me up for the pinball.

The Guns and Roses pinball machine has seen better days but it’s worth a visit just to play it. They have some other classic video games (Arkanoid, Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man) over by the coffee shop.

Just thinking about all those hot dogs gives me heart burn and gas.

I paid $3000 to Cedars- and I was only there for 2 hours!!! I guess you got a pretty good deal, getting to stay over night and all. . .

I agree with Frazgo. Although if Former Governor Mark Spitzer taught us anything, it’s that hookers ain’t as cheap as they used to be, so $3K would buy you a little over half a night. A recession-proof profession!

@Eclipse – not sure what you had to go in for but 3 grand for two hours should get you something better than the ER. Keep in mind that my three thousand was just for the room fee, I still got charged for everything else separately. We’re sorting the details out with my insurance company now.

Yes…8track its those $10 advils that rack up the bill fast

Was it $3K per night? Too bad you aren’t younger, as I know a place that’s a tiny bit cheaper to stay. But the gowns don’t cover enough either.

@frazgo – no kidding, the costs for basic medications are out of control. They kept the morphine flowing though so I had that going for me.

@snarkydork next time I’ll lie about my age.

it’s important to draw a comparison, in case you ever decide to have an emergency body problem again.

Nobody else has said it, so I will – thank goodness you have insurance. (And finally figured out that you should take some time off the job that gives you the insurance to find out why you’d been in pain for a week and a half. I’m still glad you didn’t die of being a dumbass.)

So, I didn’t put this blog in my reader and completely blanked about it. My apologies.

Dude. One day we will compare notes. I was paying my mom’s bills during her last three hospital stays, and at one point they needed to transport her from a rehab center to an emergency room, which was three blocks away. The ambulance bill was $5000. I still have not recovered from the sticker shock, and I only had to pay 1/5th of it. Chialynn is right about insurance.

So glad you’re okay. You and the slackmistress deserve many hot dogs.