As
many as 213 patients at the medical center of the Shore may
have been exposed to HIV or drug disorder hepatitiskarena by
an employee, the hospital said Thursday.
The
employee, who worked in the hospital pharmacy but has not been publiclyidentified, was
stopped, according to the statement.
"We
have been working with public health officials to determine if
the pasienbisa has been exposed to blood-borne pathogens in
the Shore through contact with the blood of the inikaryawan,"
read a statement issued by the hospital on Thursday.
Hospital
officials and other related agencies, including the Office of the
ProsecutorCountyAtlantic, are investigating whether one of the patients
who are recipients of thedrug-obatanintravena between July 1, 2013,
and 17 September 2014, have thenbecome infected with hepatitis
B or C HIVatau, the statement said.
The
Medical Center would not say whether a person has, in fact, tested
positive so far.
The
medical Beach, located on the Gulf of Ocean City, have
been told all of thepasienyang may have been affected by the
disorder. The alert involves yangmenerimathe patient morphine or hydromorphone as
part of their care danmungkin has come up with the blood of an
employee as a result. It's jugamerekomendasikan that
anyonetreated with the drugs at home sick with a
full year before the incident was also tested.
"We take care
of patients very seriously. Through our security protocols,
we identifyinconsistencies in the former pharmaceutical employees
work. We immediatelysuspended the employee and do the
investigation menyeluruhinternal, employeesstopped, and we were
told yangtepat regulatory agencies, "the statement read.
Brian Cahill,
Director of marketing and public relations for the Beach Medical
Center, said the fasilitasakan have no comment beyond a
four-paragraph statement.
Patients
and visitors coming to promise Thursday or to see the pasienpunya feelingmix about
the incident.
"Two of
my children were born here, and I think it's always a cukupbaik hospital. It
sounds like an isolated incident, so I'm not too khawatirtentang it, "said CynthiaGowdy, 36,
Ocean City, who visited seorangteman in the hospital Thursday.
But John Sloane, 63, of Northfield,
said "the problem of patient safety" matter to her.
"This
is very alarming to me," said Sloane, who arrived for a
medical appointment. "I'm going to find out as much
information about this that I dapattentang this. "
The
hospital said it has been providing free testing and
support the affecteduntukpasien "through every step",
and creates a special pusatpanggilan for them. The
Medical Center has also partnered with the local lembagakesehatan during
the testing period "to be very careful."
The
New Jersey Health Department confirmed that it was working
with thePantaiMedical Center to investigate "the potential infection control violations,"
saidThomasDawn, a spokesman for State health departments.
"Although the
risk of infection is low, out of an abundance of cautionDepartemenKesehatan recommends
that affected patients receivedpengujianhepatitis B, hepatitis
C and HIV," said Thomas.
The
country has also consulted with the National Centers
for Disease Control anddanpencegahan, as well as routine during the investigation,
he said.
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