Hospital keeps pushing surgery - keeping us overnight

Arrived in the ER 9am. The “urgent” surgery was supposed to be in the afternoon - a 30 minute surgery and we’d leave the hospital after. They kept pushing it until it was “too late at night” and they admitted him overnight. (Keep in mind, he’s not allowed to eat or drink during this time.) They said first thing in the morning for sure. Now it’s late afternoon. They nurses told us he’s not even on the schedule and they have no idea (though they keep trying to find out). At this point, in addition to it being uncomfortable and difficult and frustrated, we’re just worried about cost. Can the hospital keep racking up our charges for being here overnight/longer when they won’t let us leave and keep pushing the surgery? What recourse do we have here?

https://ift.tt/oDdVqjb Submitted August 25, 2024 at 01:34AM by RebelWith2ManyCauses https://ift.tt/szTY4rG