2005年11月初,78岁的老母亲因患慢性喘息性支气管炎、肺气肿住进北京一家大医院。18天后,母亲病愈出院,共花了13034.79元,这么高的费用令人咋舌。我去办理结账手续时发现,单氧气费一项就高达4236元,住院18天,平均每天240多元。还有就是每天最多打一瓶脂肪乳,其中一周停用,清单 In early November 2005, a 78-year-old mother was admitted to a major hospital in Beijing due to chronic asthmatic bronchitis and emphysema. After 18 days, the mother was discharged from hospital and spent a total of 13034.79 yuan. Such a high cost is staggering. When I went through the check-out procedure, I found that the single oxygen fee was as high as 4,236 yuan, and stayed for 18 days, averaging 240 yuan per day. There is a maximum of one bottle of fat milk a day, one week out of the list.