Breaking news, as reported by WMUR…
A former employee of Exeter Hospital has been arrested and charged in connection with an outbreak of hepatitis C.
David Kwiatkowski, 33, was charged with obtaining controlled substances by fraud and tampering with a consumer product.
Kacavas said Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician, is suspected of stealing Fentanyl, an anesthetic that’s more powerful than morphine. Kwiatkowski is believed to have switched syringes with patients at the hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab and stolen the drug, Kacavas said.
Kwiatkowski has hepatitis C, and Kacavas said he spread the virus to at least 30 patients. Kwiatkowski is accused of using the syringe containing Fentanyl and then replacing the drug with another liquid and injecting the patient with the syringe.
US Attorney Kacavas said his investigation revealed that Kwiatkowski was involved in a similar incident at a hospital in another state.
Kwiatkowski was arrested at a hospital in Massachusetts, where he is being treated. Kacavas said he will be taken into custody by federal authorities when he is discharged.