Topic: Colorado Springs

NY hospital warns of possible hepatitis exposure from tech charged in Colorado casesA hospital in New York state is notifying about 2,800 patients of possible exposure to hepatitis C after learning that a former employee is suspected of exposing nearly 6,000 patients ...
They were recently identified as being at high risk for hepatitis C exposure by an employee (now former employee) at two Colorado medical centers. Reading this frightening story creates a mixture of incredulous responses, ranging from "how could this have happened? Kristen ...
State health department reports 10th suspected hepatitis case tied to dirty needlesA 10th hepatitis C case was diagnosed at a Colorado hospital where a surgery technician has been accused of swapping used syringes for clean ones filled with pain medication, health officials ...
Surgery tech may have exposed thousands in Colorado to hepatitis CA former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday.Kristen ...