My well thought out comment is rather important.
By Vera Clincer
Firstly, allow me to congratulate the proud mother of nine healthy babies in her successful, completely elective, litter insemination. It is quite a feat to bring that crowd to term, and congratulations all around on that.
Unlike so many others on here, I would not deem to pass any sort of moral judgment on the matter. What people elect to do with their lives, whether they choose to have some cosmetic enhancement procedure or decide to have a nonessential optional body scan, is completely up to them. These are not necessities of circumstance; they are choices, and as such completely in the realm of aesthetics and tastes, and squarely outside the realm of ethical and fiscal obligations.
That being said, her unique situation, has brought some common hospital practices to light. They will be fully detailed in the coming audit, but just to address a certain egregious methodology… Non-Invasive Core Thermal Assessments (NICTA), at $20 a pop. With regards to the nonuplets, we have taken note that this particular procedure is administered every two hours, nine times (one for each patient), for a whopping total of $2160 a day. This, of course, caught our attention. After diligent research we have come up with an alternate procedure. So, please from this moment forth, refrain from administering the costly NICTAs and simply take the babies’ temperatures for the 3¢ per sterile thermometer cover.
Thank you.
