The Michigan Department of Community Health has alerted patients to undergo testing for possible infections after a former traveling technician was arrested for allegedly reusing syringes on patients at Exeter (N.H.) Hospital, according to a Detroit Free Press report.
Health officials found David Matthew Kwiatkowski, a traveling technician, worked at four Michigan hospitals from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Kwiatkowski currently faces federal drug charges for allegedly injecting himself with the anesthetic fentanyl and refilling the syringes with saline before administering the injections to patients. So far, 30 Exeter patients have tested positive for hepatitis C.
Now Michigan health officials are alerting patients who were treated at the following hospitals to undergo testing: Sinai-Grace Hospital, Harper University Hospital, University of Michigan Health System and Oakwood Annapolis Hospital.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is currently working with two state hospitals to notify patients in those communities, as well.
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Health officials found David Matthew Kwiatkowski, a traveling technician, worked at four Michigan hospitals from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Kwiatkowski currently faces federal drug charges for allegedly injecting himself with the anesthetic fentanyl and refilling the syringes with saline before administering the injections to patients. So far, 30 Exeter patients have tested positive for hepatitis C.
Now Michigan health officials are alerting patients who were treated at the following hospitals to undergo testing: Sinai-Grace Hospital, Harper University Hospital, University of Michigan Health System and Oakwood Annapolis Hospital.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is currently working with two state hospitals to notify patients in those communities, as well.
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