title: Cost analysis of Healthcare in a Private sector Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the actual cost of care per patient in private-sector level IIIa Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective cost-analysis study. Cost incurred by the family on the treatment of baby, separately for every newborn for entire length of hospitalization, was calculated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  126 newborns were enrolled; High level of intervention was needed for 25.4% babies. The mean cost of care was US $ 90.7 per patient per day.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bulk of the cost of care was the hospital bill.
authors: Departments of Pediatrics, Dr DY Patil Medical College and Research Centre, Pimpri; and *Unique Childrens Hospital, Chinchwad, Pune; Maharashtra, India. Correspondence to: *Dr Sudhir D Malwade, Consultant Neonatologist, Unique Childrens Hospital, Chinchwad, Pune 411 019, Maharashtra, India. malwade.sudhir@gmail.com.
authors: Geeta
authors: G
authors: Karambelkar
authors: Sudhir
authors: S
authors: Malwade
authors: Rajendra
authors: R
authors: Karambelkar
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships / Q000191:economics*