Reporters always put down what these services WOULD have cost, if the doctors and nurses had actually charge for them. I would imagine the true cost is very low - just medical supplies and medicine. The vet surgeon bill would alone been in the thousands and she is donating that time and expense. Most of the rest is probably free too.
Good PR for the doc. High visibility for very little cost.
Indeed. And you can be sure that the vet nurse who is taking Adam and his IV pump home with her every night, and staying up all night monitoring him, is not actually charging for this service. She’s donating thousands of dollars worth of services too. The group that’s taking up a collection will get enough to pay the vet hospital’s out of pocket costs, and probably some more, but not likely anywhere near what the normal tab for this much veterinary treatment would cost.