'Want To Cry': Bill for Uninsured Hospital Stay in Italy Stuns Americans

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15. After flying to Paris a few years back

I developed a pain in my right calve that ached all night and wouldn’t let me sleep. When I called the hotel desk for information to see a doctor, they told me that they had a permanent doctor on staff and he would be up to see me.
He took my vitals and checked my leg and immediately sent me to the hospital where I spent the next 12 hours being checked over in a variety of ways, including an ultrasound.
When I was released with a script and directions to a pharmacy where I was also to buy special stockings, I stopped by the front desk to pay my bill. They looked at me with some confusion and said that the business offices were closed since it was the weekend but they had all my information and if they needed to reach me they would. That’s the last I ever heard from them.