From this angle, an elderly patient paying one or two thousand a day who doesn't need surgery or high-tech exams is not only a loss for the hospital, but also "a terrible waste of resources," suggests Hong-hsin Lee.
「照這樣算，如果收了一個不用開刀、不用檢驗，每天只付一兩千元病房護理費的老年病患，那不僅醫院會虧損，更是一種可怕的資源浪費！」李宏信說。