UPMC in the News
UPMC sends hepatitis letters to 2,000 patients
By Dallas Hartman of Dallas W. Hartman P.C. posted in Hepatitis C on Tuesday, August 14, 2012.UPMC sent letters to 2,000 patients according to boston.com this morning urging them to get tested for Hepatitis C. The hospital sent the letters in...
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The Controversy Surrounding Health Care Contract Workers Since Arrest of Med Tech
By Dallas Hartman of Dallas W. Hartman P.C. posted in Hepatitis C on Thursday, August 2, 2012.The arrest of David Kwiatkowski, a temporary radiologic technologist, for stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C has shed a new light on...
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The controversy surrounding health care contract workers since arrest of medical technician
The arrest of David Kwiatkowski, a temporary radiologic technologist, for stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C has shed a new light on temporary workers across the nation.Kwiatkowski worked in 13 hospitals in eight states between January 2007 and...
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Hepatitis C ‘Serial Infector’ Could Have Spread Disease to Thousands
ABC News is also reporting that "Hepatitis C 'Serial Infector' Could Have Spread Disease to Thousands." The report by Sydney Lupkin was posted to the ABC website on July 28, 2012 and indicates that "David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician...
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Medical Technician Arrest in Connection with Hepatitis C Outbreak
By Dallas Hartman of Dallas W. Hartman P.C. posted in Hepatitis C on Thursday, July 19, 2012.According to CBS Boston, a medical tech has been arrested in connection with the recent Hepatitis C outbreak in New Hampshire. Reports claim that police arrested...
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