RSSReport: Aliens cost Danbury hospital $4M
Carolyn Hileman | November 17, 2007
By Marietta Homayonpour STAFF WRITER
DANBURY — During the first two quarters of last year, Danbury Hospital treated 321 illegal immigrants at a cost of almost $4 million, according to a report from WTNH-TV. However, hospital officials said they do not track whether a patient receiving care is a U.S. citizen. “When someone presents themselves at the E.D. (emergency department),” said hospital spokesman Andrea Rynn, “and requires (emergency) care, their residency or legal status is not top of mind. We’re in the business of health care and we’re obligated to care for those in need.”
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