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Leroy N. Soetoro
Jan 6, 2019, 1:37:41 PM1/6/19
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new-jersey-surgery-center-alerts-thousands-of-potential-exposure
A New York woman has tested positive for hepatitis B after undergoing
surgery at a facility in New Jersey that recently warned more than 3,000
patients that they may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis as a result
of “deficiencies in infection control” at the center.
The 58-year-old Brooklyn woman, who asked to remain anonymous for privacy
reasons, underwent shoulder surgery at the HealthPlus Surgery Center in
August. In December, she was one of the 3,778 patients who received a
letter from the Saddlebrook surgery center that urged those who underwent
a procedure between January 2018 and Sept. 7, 2018, to get their blood
tested, as they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis
C.
“An investigation by the New Jersey Department of Health revealed that
during this time period, deficiencies in infection control in both our
sterilization/cleaning of instruments and the injection of medications may
have exposed patients to bloodborne pathogens (diseases in people’s
blood), such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV),” Betty McCabe, the administrator at the surgery center, said in an
online statement at the time, noting that no illness had been reported
then and the risk of infection was low.
But after receiving the letter, the woman underwent testing and received a
positive result for hepatitis B on Jan. 2, one of her attorneys, Marc Held
of Held & Hines LLP, told Fox News. She is also being represented by
attorneys with Robinson & Yablon P.C.
"I am simply at a loss for words," the woman said in a statement to Fox
News through Held. "Never in a million years did I think that having
shoulder surgery would affect my life forever. It was supposed to help
change my life in the positive way, not alter my entire future in a
negative one."
The woman claims she was healthy before her procedure and was not
previously infected with hepatitis B, which is a liver infection caused by
the hepatitis B virus, according to the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). Hepatitis B can “range from a mild illness lasting a few
weeks to a serious, lifelong illness," the health agency said.
The 58-year-old is also a part of a federal class-action lawsuit that was
filed in the Eastern District of New York on Dec. 31. A copy of the
complaint reviewed by Fox News alleges, in part, HealthPlus “recklessly
and negligently failed to follow proper sterile processing procedures and
failed to comply with other regulations regarding the dispensing and
storage of medication, the sterilization and cleaning of instruments, as
well as infection control and planning procedures.”
"I am simply at a loss for words. Never in a million years did I think
that having shoulder surgery would affect my life forever. It was supposed
to help change my life in the positive way, not alter my entire future in
a negative one."
— 58-year-old Brooklyn woman who tested positive for hepatitis B
The surgery center closed on Sept. 7 and reopened weeks later, on Sept. 28
following the investigation. At that time, new staff was hired and all
medical equipment and instruments were properly cleaned and repaired,
among other improvements, according to the statement from McCabe.
The woman also claims in the lawsuit that she was “administered medication
intravenously and various medical instruments were used upon her before,
during and after surgery.”
In response the positive test result, the attorney for HealthPlus, Mark
Manigan, said in a statement to Fox News the “[New Jersey] DOH will
perform a comprehensive analysis to determine if a positive test result
relates to a pre-existing condition that may or may not have been
previously reported or diagnosed; or if further analysis of potential
exposure sources, including HealthPlus, is indicated.”
“To our knowledge, no infection has been linked to exposure at HealthPlus
and definitive results may be weeks or months away,” he added.
The statement comes after a Dec. 29 press conference where Manigan
addressed the state health department’s findings.
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A New York woman has tested positive for hepatitis B after undergoing
surgery at a facility in New Jersey that recently warned more than 3,000
patients that they may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis as a result
of “deficiencies in infection control” at the center.
The 58-year-old Brooklyn woman, who asked to remain anonymous for privacy
reasons, underwent shoulder surgery at the HealthPlus Surgery Center in
August. In December, she was one of the 3,778 patients who received a
letter from the Saddlebrook surgery center that urged those who underwent
a procedure between January 2018 and Sept. 7, 2018, to get their blood
tested, as they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis
C.
“An investigation by the New Jersey Department of Health revealed that
during this time period, deficiencies in infection control in both our
sterilization/cleaning of instruments and the injection of medications may
have exposed patients to bloodborne pathogens (diseases in people’s
blood), such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV),” Betty McCabe, the administrator at the surgery center, said in an
online statement at the time, noting that no illness had been reported
then and the risk of infection was low.
But after receiving the letter, the woman underwent testing and received a
positive result for hepatitis B on Jan. 2, one of her attorneys, Marc Held
of Held & Hines LLP, told Fox News. She is also being represented by
attorneys with Robinson & Yablon P.C.
"I am simply at a loss for words," the woman said in a statement to Fox
News through Held. "Never in a million years did I think that having
shoulder surgery would affect my life forever. It was supposed to help
change my life in the positive way, not alter my entire future in a
negative one."
The woman claims she was healthy before her procedure and was not
previously infected with hepatitis B, which is a liver infection caused by
the hepatitis B virus, according to the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). Hepatitis B can “range from a mild illness lasting a few
weeks to a serious, lifelong illness," the health agency said.
The 58-year-old is also a part of a federal class-action lawsuit that was
filed in the Eastern District of New York on Dec. 31. A copy of the
complaint reviewed by Fox News alleges, in part, HealthPlus “recklessly
and negligently failed to follow proper sterile processing procedures and
failed to comply with other regulations regarding the dispensing and
storage of medication, the sterilization and cleaning of instruments, as
well as infection control and planning procedures.”
"I am simply at a loss for words. Never in a million years did I think
that having shoulder surgery would affect my life forever. It was supposed
to help change my life in the positive way, not alter my entire future in
a negative one."
— 58-year-old Brooklyn woman who tested positive for hepatitis B
The surgery center closed on Sept. 7 and reopened weeks later, on Sept. 28
following the investigation. At that time, new staff was hired and all
medical equipment and instruments were properly cleaned and repaired,
among other improvements, according to the statement from McCabe.
The woman also claims in the lawsuit that she was “administered medication
intravenously and various medical instruments were used upon her before,
during and after surgery.”
In response the positive test result, the attorney for HealthPlus, Mark
Manigan, said in a statement to Fox News the “[New Jersey] DOH will
perform a comprehensive analysis to determine if a positive test result
relates to a pre-existing condition that may or may not have been
previously reported or diagnosed; or if further analysis of potential
exposure sources, including HealthPlus, is indicated.”
“To our knowledge, no infection has been linked to exposure at HealthPlus
and definitive results may be weeks or months away,” he added.
The statement comes after a Dec. 29 press conference where Manigan
addressed the state health department’s findings.
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Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.
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