When you are hospitalized in Canada, your provincial health plan covers the cost of a standard ward room, which typically has four beds shared with other patients. A semi-private room has two beds (shared with one other patient) and offers more privacy, quiet, and comfort during your stay. Provincial plans do not cover the upgrade cost, which ranges from approximately $200 to $350 per day depending on the hospital and province. Private rooms (single occupancy) cost even more — sometimes $400 to $600 per day. Many individual and group health plans include semi-private or private hospital room coverage as part of their extended health benefits. This coverage pays the daily room differential for the duration of your medically necessary hospital stay.