Ross,
I wish I had the money to give you to pay these bills, but I don't. I do have some tips that saved my rear five years ago when I had my brain hemmorage.
1) As soon as your wife is home and doing better and as soon as the bills start rolling in, contact a credit counseling service. Let me know if you need the name of a good one that won't screw you over. You don't have to place all your bills with them. What they will do is work with the hospital on a payment plan and it will avoid it going to a collection agency. THis really saved our rear.
2) Go to the church you belong to and ask for help. Most churchs set aside monies for this type of thing. They can help with food, utilities, etc. And don't just go to your own church, go to a few. I think my wife went to 5 different churches and they all helped in some way.
My best wishes to you my friend, and keep the faith. This is just a test and all will turn out ok in the end. We are all special here, and we have all gone through these trying times. I didn't like it when I had to go through these emotional and stressful tests, but it made me who I am now and I'm the better for it.
Take care and Peace!