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Taking home the right baby? Priceless
Posted By katie allison granju
So how much should this little mix-up cost the hospital? Anything? Something? Is 50K about right?
The mixup occurred when the IDs were apparently taken off and put back on incorrectly when the babies were taken away for circumcision. Both mothers claimed to have felt unsure of their babies identities, but one went home with the baby she was given anyway. But within a few hours, the hospital recognized the mistake (it’s not clear if the recognition was a direct effect of one of the mothers’ complaints) and arranged for the babies to be reunited with their real parents.
Certainly, I understand that the hospital needs to be held accountable for the issue and that an investigation into the causes should occur and steps put into place to prevent it from happening again, but I don’t understand why the mothers think they should receive over $50,000 each as compensation for the error. A few months, a few years…yes, then I think they’d have a claim. But a few hours? I don’t think so. Heck, when I was born, my mom was the last person to see me. She and I were both asleep for quite a while–probably as long as it took for the hospital in this case to recognize the error.
Apr 14th, 2008
The 50k might make up for how much $ their insurance won’t cover.