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Woman Takes Hospital To Court Over Lack Of Sanitation
July 28, 2007 at 6:21 PM
Medico Legal News
Patty-Lou Mihalcheon, a patient at the Vegreville hospital received stitches after hip and knee surgery last year.
Just as 3,000 other patients, she too later learned that improperly sterilized equipment might have been used in her treatment. Subsequent testing to determine whether she had been exposed to HIV, hepatitis or other diseases, followed.
The claim against the hospital alleges patients tested for HIV and hepatitis endured pain and suffering, mental distress, loss of income, medical costs and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of the hospital's actions, though none of these have been proven in court.
Says lawyer Richard Mallett of James H. Brown & Associates: "We are just looking for fair compensation for these people who have been affected.
"It is clear that proper procedures were not followed and it is important for those involved to be held accountable."
The suit comes four months after the medical officer of health for the East Central Health region closed St. Joseph's sterilization room because medical instruments to examine patients weren't being properly sterilized.
An audit discovered that endoscopes (tiny tubes inserted into the body to allow doctors to look at organs or take tissue samples for testing) were not properly brushed and cleaned on the inside, potentially leaving behind human blood and tissue that could contaminate other patients.
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