When we lived in the US my daughter tripped and opened up her chin on the kerb. My wife having no idea what to do (go to Urgent care) went to the ER...
She had 5 stitches and was in and out in about 90 minutes. A plastic surgeon did the stitches and at one point there were 8 folks in the room.
She has no scar and the experience was very good.
We had full insurance, and when the bill came, it was ~$4500 of which we had to pay roughly $990 ourselves.
Still not sure how to feel about it - that's a high price for a few stitches, but if I had a choice of going to a UK hospital for free, or paying a grand to know my daughter will be perfectly cared for, assuming I had that grand, I'd rather pay.
Not everyone has that option though and that's the problem.
She had 5 stitches and was in and out in about 90 minutes. A plastic surgeon did the stitches and at one point there were 8 folks in the room.
She has no scar and the experience was very good.
We had full insurance, and when the bill came, it was ~$4500 of which we had to pay roughly $990 ourselves.
Still not sure how to feel about it - that's a high price for a few stitches, but if I had a choice of going to a UK hospital for free, or paying a grand to know my daughter will be perfectly cared for, assuming I had that grand, I'd rather pay.
Not everyone has that option though and that's the problem.