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Providence patients' lawsuit claims negligence over potential exposure to hepatitis B and C, HIV

Jul. 30, 2024 17:43 PM EDT

Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries at a Portland-area hospital have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence, the medical facility and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain, shock and anxiety. The...

Thousands of Oregon hospital patients may have been exposed to infectious diseases

Jul. 11, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than 2,400 patients at hospitals around Portland, Oregon, may have been exposed to infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV, because of an anesthesiologist who may not have followed infection control practices, officials said. ...