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Treating pneumonia cost hospitals $10 billion in 2006. The disease, which can be especially deadly among the elderly, occurs when the lungs fill with fluid from infection or inflammation caused by bacteria or a virus. AHRQ’s new analysis of 2006 hospitalizations estimated admissions and hospitals’ costs for other common conditions: Hardening of the arteries: 1,198,000 $17 billion Congestive heart failure: 1,099,000 $11 billion Chest pain: 857,000 $ 4 billion Injuries to the mother during birth 818,000 $ 2 billion Other complications of labor and delivery 767,000 $ 3 billion Heart rhythm problems: 749,000 $ 7 billion Osteoarthritis: 735,000 $10 billion Heart attack: 675,000 $12 billion www.ahrq.hhs.gov www.HealthNewsDigest.com Top of Page 
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