Today's Los Angeles Times reports on a five year study by the Dartmouth Atlas Project on the costs of the last two years of life. Here are the results for selected California hospitals;
National average: $46,412
Highest Cost (All Los Angeles County Hospitals)
White Memorial $130,992
Alhambra $120,756
Hollywood Presbyterian $115,097
Cedars Sinai $106,951
Brotman $102,909
Lowest Cost
Redwood Memorial (Humboldt County) $35,990
St. Joseph (Humboldt County) $41,020
French (San Luis Obispo County) $41,686
St. Elizabeth (Tehama County) $41,751
Barton Memorial (El Dorado County) $43,326
And these differences are just inside one state, California. The national differences are even wider.
Now you can see what the value of a living will is and what it can accomplish.
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