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2,400 Oregon hospital patients potentially exposed to HIV, hepatitis
An anesthesiologist may not have followed infection control practices, thus potentially exposing the patients, officials say.
By Michael Dorgan Fox News
Published July 13, 2024 8:19am EDT
Hundreds of patients who visited hospitals in Portland, Oregon, may have been exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV, as an anesthesiologist may not have followed the proper procedures while administering anesthetic drugs, health officials say.
Providence and Legacy Health announced in separate statements that more than 2,400 patients in total could be exposed and are in the process of being notified. They encouraged people to get a free blood test from the non-profit hospital systems in order to screen for possible infections....
2,400 Oregon hospital patients potentially exposed to HIV, hepatitis
An anesthesiologist may not have followed infection control practices, thus potentially exposing the patients, officials say.
By Michael Dorgan Fox News
Published July 13, 2024 8:19am EDT
Hundreds of patients who visited hospitals in Portland, Oregon, may have been exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV, as an anesthesiologist may not have followed the proper procedures while administering anesthetic drugs, health officials say.
Providence and Legacy Health announced in separate statements that more than 2,400 patients in total could be exposed and are in the process of being notified. They encouraged people to get a free blood test from the non-profit hospital systems in order to screen for possible infections....