Show t 1 I I I COMMUNICATION I f- f To 10 The Standard-Examiner Standard In an editorial the other day you commented on the tha expensiveness of oC being belg hospitalized and made a plea for Cor a more moderate charge for Cor hospital service It may ma be that your editorial Is true in some scone localities Idealities but I do donot donot donot not think that the charge is correct as applied to our local hospital The cheapest room at the Hotel Bigelow is U h a day and an on up to toi 1 i 1 a day Meals leals at the tho Bigelow at the lowest figure for Cor three would come conic to 1 75 and from front that to considerably more These I prices are much below the thc average price for hotel accommodations elsewhere I At the Dee hospital a bed in the ward costs 50 a day and that includes three meals steals a day and the attention of at tho the ward nurses This attention at times will require al almost al- al almost almost most the full time caro care of ot more mor than one nurse Also all or or- ordinary ordinary medicines and dressings dressing used Also there is In the hospital constantly one cr more physician who interns interns who are arc at the call of o any patient Also for Cor a very small fee Cee paid once the facilities of oC a n awell awell well ell equipped laboratory with competent and well trained ex ex- experts expert experts pert are at the command of ot every patient to make plain their cases The highest priced rooms In the hotel are only 4 a day da A com com- comparison comparison comparison parison of o the tho figure for hotel ser ser- service service vice and the prices charged for Cor hospital facilities certainly do not reflect the need of o editorial appeals for Cor lowered hospital fees Cees In Ogden Ogder at least Hospitals serving a a. community such as this tills in the way that the Dee Deo hospital serves senes Ogden are arc never money makers While there thele is no endowment ack 1 of ot our hospital hos hos- hospital hospital pital and no provision is made for Cor charity beds bells yet et tho the writer docs does not know of a sick or Injured per per- person person person son ever being refused care for the lack of or funds and the annual re reports re- re reports reports ports will show many thousands thousand of at dollars in fees Cees that are each year ear M. M M D. D |