6,000 Surgery Patients Exposed to Hepatitis C
Sunday July 5, 2009
Bizarre news broke last week about the possibility that 6,000 people were exposed to hepatitis C and other blood-borne infections. The events center around an operating room technician formerly employed at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado and Audubon Ambulatory Surgery Center in nearby Colorado Springs. It's reported that she stole the pain medication Fentanyl by swapping new hospital syringes filled with the drug with her own used needles filled with saline.
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Hi, Charles. I enjoy your forum so much. It’s easy to find information on various topics and you seem to have something for everyone. I’ve posted poems on your forum and read those written by my friend, John.
This information about the surgical unit in Denver is so disturbing. I just can’t believe that HCV is still swept under the rug. I wonder what it will take to bring it to the surface. Keep up the good work. Hugs, VickieG