178 As health costs climb

A photograph on the front page of the Combus Dispatch today was startling, and indicative of what obesity is costing our health care system. Two staff people were each standing behind a wheelchair, regular and modified. The regular one costs $400. Next to it was a custom made wheelchair, perhaps two and a half times as wide for larger patients. Its cost was $4,000.

I wonder what cost is added in for injured medical staff who have to assist?