When he was born, my son had cardiac surgery. Had another one 4 months later and a catheter later on. The two surgeries were done by one of the top 10 surgeons in the world. All in all, he was 6 weeks in the hospital. He's now in very good health. Since we live in Canada, it costs us nothing except the parking at the hospital (about $120 total with a pass) and the lost work time.