Ten Patients have Tested Positive for Hep C in Denver
Ten patients who underwent surgery at Rose Medical Center in Denver have learned they were infected with hepatitis C following their operations. The scrub tech responsible for the blood-borne disease exposure tested positive for Hepatitis C. Kristen Parson is facing charges of tampering with a consumer product and a $250,000 fine. She has admitted to the personal use of the Fentanyl filled syringes and filling the used ones with saline and swapping them. The arrest affidavit claims 5,000 patients may be at risk for exposure to the disease. Another 1,000 patients at the Audubon Surgery Center in Colorado Springs may also be at risk. Parsons was fired by Rose in April for failing a drug test, after she tested positive for Fetanyl. She went to work at Audubon where she worked from May 4 until July 6 where she was eventually fired.
