Dr. Ken Merkitch thought he would help a friend out by subbing for him as the on-call doctor at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse on Friday.
"No good deed goes unpunished," Merkitch said.
Merkitch and some of the parents and their twins appeared on NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday. Merkitch said the shift started off slow until a couple came in pregnant with twins. The births of Samantha and Maxwell were an exciting start to the day.
"I love delivering twins," Merkitch said.
But be careful what you wish for. Marisa and Makenna were born next. After 19 years at Gundersen Lutheran, this was a first for Merkitch. "I don't know that I delivered two sets of twins in one day," he said.
However, then Milo and Maggie were delivered and Ayden and Avery were not far behind.
Merkitch said the hospital averages 31 twin births a year, so four in one day is well above average.
He thanked his nurses with Doublemint gum, Dubble Bubble gum and Twix bars.
The whole article can be read at KNBC.com.
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