Gundersen Lutheran showcased at national conference for end-of-life care

Gundersen Lutheran has one of the lowest costs in the country for care in the last two years of a patient’s life. That patient averages 13-1/2 days in the hospital and costs about $18,300 – one third of the cost and number of hospital days at UCLA, University of Miami and New York University medical centers. That was one example presented by Gundersen Lutheran officials Thursday at a national conference to show how the medical center provides care at a lower cost and higher quality than many places in the United States. (LA CROSSE TRIBUNE, 6/10)