This is truly an exorbinant cost, that is far outside what should be the norm.
Actually, for preemie trips, probably not, depending on their condition. Take 3 30 week, 1 lb kids, put them on ventilators for a few days in a neonatal icu, maybe lots of egks, 1:1 nursing 24/7, blood gases, etc. Expensive. Preemies are very expensive. If they were born in my hospital, add the cost of 1, or multiple, helicopters to a neonate center. (that can be 10K right there)
"Personally, I had hospitals (until I'm forced to go to one.. ;0)"
If you mean hate, me too; :>)
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Treating an extremely premature baby, who is very sick, can cost up to $100,000. But while the figure is staggering, it needs perspective. Barrington submits that it is less costly than a year on dialysis or a heart transplant. Furthermore, it provides the baby with the potential for a lifetime. Barrington says the cost per extra year of life gained is less than that found in just about any other area of acute care medicine. In his opinion, the promising outcome of interventions at the NICU-the survival rate, the quality of life, and the life expectancy-justify the costs.
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