All Articles Tagged With: "Colorado"
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Drug-Addicted Hospital Tech Sentenced for Exposing Patients to Hepatitis C
A former Colorado hospital technician has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that she stole painkillers meant for patients and then infected patients with hepatitis C after she injected them with a saline solution using her own dirty needles.
Thousands Potentially Exposed to Infection at Broward General Med. Ctr.
A Florida nurse is suspected to have fled the country after potentially exposing 1,800 patients to infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis by using disposable IV equipment on multiple patients at Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.
California Medical Malpractice Damages Cap Challenge Refused
The California Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal that attempted to overturn the state’s 34-year old cap on non-ecomomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits, maintaining the $250,000 limit on plaintiffs’ recoveries for pain and suffering.
Colorado Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed Over Resident Death
The family of an elderly Colorado woman who died after suffering multiple health complications at a state-run nursing home has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that negligent care resulted in the fatal injuries.
Colorado Salmonella Outbreak Leads to Ground Beef Recall
A ground beef recall has been issued for nearly half a million pounds of meat distributed to Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, due to the possibility that it may be contaminated with a treatment-resistant strain of Salmonella.
Thousands Exposed to Hepatitis C at Denver Hospital
A Denver hospital is alerting up to 4,700 former patients that they were possibly exposed to hepatitis C by an infected surgical technician who has admitted to using unclean needles on patients after stealing their painkillers to feed her drug addiction.
Carbon Monoxide Leak Kills Denver Family in Aspen
A family of four from Denver died over the holiday weekend while visiting Aspen. The tragedy was caused by a carbon monoxide leak from a malfunction in the house’s hot water and snow melting system.
