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Progressive Hospitals
Nov 17, 2023, 11:55:04 PM11/17/23
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> That's what you get for kissing up to faggots.
Patients of Salem Hospital are filing a class-action lawsuit after at
least 450 of them were exposed to HIV and hepatitis due to bad practices
in administering IV medications.
Mass General Brigham, which owns the hospital, publicly disclosed the
problem earlier this week and said impacted patients were already
informed. The practice was limited to a group of endoscopy patients,
according to the health care group, and covered a period of about two
years.
The lawsuit, filed by Keches Law Group on behalf of some of those
patients, is against Mass General Brigham, Salem Hospital and 10 hospital
employees. The impacted patients are now undergoing screening tests to
check for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, which could all cause
lifelong impacts. The screening process can take several months or even
years, the lawsuit claims.
The lawsuit names the plaintiff as Melinda Cashman, but attorney Jonathan
Sweet said they are in touch with 15 more patients.
The complaint centers around the claim that the hospital and its employees
were negligent in its policies and procedures when administering IV
medications, which could now mean lifelong health issues for those
affected. It also claims emotional distress.
"The negligent acts of the Defendants have caused and continue to cause
the Plaintiff and the putative class to suffer permanent injuries,
including additional testing and extreme anxiety and emotional distress
and decreased quality of life as a result of being exposed or potentially
being exposed to an infection and, potentially, suffering a serious
infection," the complaint reads.
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Cashman said the news sent her into a spiral of confusion and anxiety.
"My brain went into 800 different places and I couldn’t stop figuring it
out. Would I need a kidney or a liver transplant? Or an infection that
requires me to not be around anymore. And I’m the sole caregiver for my
parents," she told NBC10 Boston.
Sweet claims that the hospital used an endoscopic tool that’s meant to be
single-use multiple times, potentially transmitting the disease. He said
he expects the number of patients involved in the suit to increase and
claimed that the hospital has been "disorganized" in its follow-up with
patients.
A Mass General Brigham spokesperson said Tuesday that to date, no
infections have been reported.
NBC10 Boston has reached out to Salem Hospital for comment on the lawsuit.
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/salem-hospital-facing-lawsuit-over-
hiv-hepatitis-exposures/3194337/
news:uibdm2$j8rp$3...@dont-email.me:
> That's what you get for kissing up to faggots.
Patients of Salem Hospital are filing a class-action lawsuit after at
least 450 of them were exposed to HIV and hepatitis due to bad practices
in administering IV medications.
Mass General Brigham, which owns the hospital, publicly disclosed the
problem earlier this week and said impacted patients were already
informed. The practice was limited to a group of endoscopy patients,
according to the health care group, and covered a period of about two
years.
The lawsuit, filed by Keches Law Group on behalf of some of those
patients, is against Mass General Brigham, Salem Hospital and 10 hospital
employees. The impacted patients are now undergoing screening tests to
check for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, which could all cause
lifelong impacts. The screening process can take several months or even
years, the lawsuit claims.
The lawsuit names the plaintiff as Melinda Cashman, but attorney Jonathan
Sweet said they are in touch with 15 more patients.
The complaint centers around the claim that the hospital and its employees
were negligent in its policies and procedures when administering IV
medications, which could now mean lifelong health issues for those
affected. It also claims emotional distress.
"The negligent acts of the Defendants have caused and continue to cause
the Plaintiff and the putative class to suffer permanent injuries,
including additional testing and extreme anxiety and emotional distress
and decreased quality of life as a result of being exposed or potentially
being exposed to an infection and, potentially, suffering a serious
infection," the complaint reads.
Get updates on what's happening in Massachusetts to your inbox. Sign up
for our News Headlines newsletter.
Cashman said the news sent her into a spiral of confusion and anxiety.
"My brain went into 800 different places and I couldn’t stop figuring it
out. Would I need a kidney or a liver transplant? Or an infection that
requires me to not be around anymore. And I’m the sole caregiver for my
parents," she told NBC10 Boston.
Sweet claims that the hospital used an endoscopic tool that’s meant to be
single-use multiple times, potentially transmitting the disease. He said
he expects the number of patients involved in the suit to increase and
claimed that the hospital has been "disorganized" in its follow-up with
patients.
A Mass General Brigham spokesperson said Tuesday that to date, no
infections have been reported.
NBC10 Boston has reached out to Salem Hospital for comment on the lawsuit.
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/salem-hospital-facing-lawsuit-over-
hiv-hepatitis-exposures/3194337/
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