McGrath Law Firm has begun an investigation and plans to bring claims against Houston Medical Center in regard to the employment of a lab technician who has been charged with infecting patients with hepatitis C when he worked at similar facilities.
David Kwiatkowski has already been charged in N.H. for contaminating supplies with the virus used in intravenous care.  The defendant allegedly injected himself with pain medicine and then let the contaminated syringes be reused on unsuspecting patients.  Kwiatkowski is also a former technician at Houston Medical Center.

According to news reports, the defendant was informed that he had been infected with hepatitis C in June 2010.  He worked at Houston Medical Center from October 2010, to March, 2011.  In addition, he worked in at least 7 other states since 2007.

Many  patients from Houston Medical Center are being told that they were possibly exposed to the deadly virus.  All of the victims have a claim, whether or not they test positive for Hepatitis C.  The former patients who receive a phone call telling them that they need to be tested will suffer pain, stress and anxiety from the fear of having the disease.

People who test positive obviously have a case.  But there are a lot of people who minimize the impact and severity of the issues surrounding the people who test negative after they were told they may have been exposed to the virus.  There is a 6-month waiting period to confirm a negative diagnosis, so I can’t emphasize enough that all of these people have a case for emotional distress, whether or not they test positive.  During that 6-month waiting period, these victims have to essentially live their lives as if they are infected with hepatitis C.  And to make matters worse, many of these people will be told they should be tested for AIDS because apparently people with hepatitis C are at a higher risk of also having AIDS.

McGrath Law Firm has already handled these claims in N.H. and is uniquely positioned to spearhead the claims against Houston Medical Center.  The firm has already successfully attained medical treatment for its clients in N.H.

Hospital labs are required to administer proper care, oversight, security and control in its laboratories. The hospital must maintain strict procedures to protect patients from infections and avoid transmission of the disease.

Upon information and belief, the security procedures, treatment requirements, and oversight required did not take place at Houston Medical Center.  In addition, we believe the possible exposure was caused by negligent supervision of a hospital employee and should have been prevented by the hospital.

McGrath Law Firm has unique medical malpractice experience.  Attorney Peter McGrath is a former federal prosecutor.  McGrath Law Firm has offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and is affiliated with local counsel in Georgia, as well as law firms nationwide.

*All claims have not been adjudicated and any allegations made are unproven at this time.

McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

click here for prior blog

McGrath Law Firm announces action against Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins, G.A., for exposure to hepatitis C.  The Houston Medical Center is going to begin notifying former Houston Medical Center patients that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C.
McGrath Law Firm has begun an investigation and plans to bring claims against Houston Medical Center in regard to the employment of a lab technician who has been charged with infecting patients with hepatitis C when he worked at similar facilities.

According to former federal prosecutor Peter McGrath, who is spearheading legal actions against Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire based on the same situation, David Kwiatkowski has already been charged in N.H. for contaminating supplies with the virus used in intravenous care.  The defendant allegedly injected himself with pain medicine and then let the contaminated syringes be reused on unsuspecting patients.  Kwiatkowski is also a former technician at Houston Medical Center.

According to news reports, the defendant was informed that he had been infected with hepatitis C in June 2010.  He worked at Houston Medical Center from October 2010, to March, 2011.

Hepatitis C is an infection caused by a virus that attacks and inflames the liver. People infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have differing symptoms.  Hepatitis C is generally considered to be one of the most serious of the hepatitis viruses.  It is contracted through contact with contaminated blood.  A hepatitis C infection that continues over many years can cause significant complications, such as scarring of the liver tissue (cirrhosis), liver cancer and liver failure.

Many  patients from Houston Medical Center are being told that they were possibly exposed to the deadly virus.  All of the victims have a claim, whether or not they test positive for Hepatitis C.  The former patients who receive a phone call telling them that they need to be tested will suffer pain, stress and anxiety from the fear of having the disease.

People who test positive obviously have a case.  But there are a lot of people who minimize the impact and severity of the issues surrounding the people who test negative after they were told they may have been exposed to the virus.  There is a 6-month waiting period to confirm a negative diagnosis, so I can’t emphasize enough that all of these people have a case for emotional distress, whether or not they test positive.  During that 6-month waiting period, these victims have to essentially live their lives as if they are infected with hepatitis C.  And to make matters worse, many of these people will be told they should be tested for AIDS because apparently people with hepatitis C are at a higher risk of also having AIDS.

McGrath Law Firm has already handled these claims in N.H. and is uniquely positioned to spearhead the claims against Houston Medical Center.  The firm has already successfully attained medical treatment for its clients in N.H.

Hospital labs are required to administer proper care, oversight, security and control in its laboratories. The hospital must maintain strict procedures to protect patients from infections and avoid transmission of the disease.

Upon information and belief, the security procedures, treatment requirements, and oversight required did not take place at Houston Medical Center.  In addition, we believe the possible exposure was caused by negligent supervision of a hospital employee and should have been prevented by the hospital.

McGrath Law Firm has unique medical malpractice experience.  Attorney Peter McGrath is a former federal prosecutor.  McGrath Law Firm has offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and is affiliated with local counsel in Georgia, as well as law firms nationwide.

*All claims have not been adjudicated and any allegations made are unproven at this time.

McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

click here for prior blog

McGrath Law Firm announces action against Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins, G.A., for exposure to hepatitis C.  The Houston Medical Center is going to begin notifying former Houston Medical Center patients that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C.
McGrath Law Firm has begun an investigation and plans to bring claims against Houston Medical Center in regard to the employment of a lab technician who has been charged with infecting patients with hepatitis C when he worked at similar facilities.

According to former federal prosecutor Peter McGrath, who is spearheading legal actions against Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire based on the same situation, David Kwiatkowski has already been charged in N.H. for contaminating supplies with the virus used in intravenous care.  The defendant allegedly injected himself with pain medicine and then let the contaminated syringes be reused on unsuspecting patients.  Kwiatkowski is also a former technician at Houston Medical Center.

According to news reports, the defendant was informed that he had been infected with hepatitis C in June 2010.  He worked at Houston Medical Center from October 2010, to March, 2011.

Hepatitis C is an infection caused by a virus that attacks and inflames the liver. People infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have differing symptoms.  Hepatitis C is generally considered to be one of the most serious of the hepatitis viruses.  It is contracted through contact with contaminated blood.  A hepatitis C infection that continues over many years can cause significant complications, such as scarring of the liver tissue (cirrhosis), liver cancer and liver failure.

Many  patients from Houston Medical Center are being told that they were possibly exposed to the deadly virus.  All of the victims have a claim, whether or not they test positive for Hepatitis C.  The former patients who receive a phone call telling them that they need to be tested will suffer pain, stress and anxiety from the fear of having the disease.

People who test positive obviously have a case.  But there are a lot of people who minimize the impact and severity of the issues surrounding the people who test negative after they were told they may have been exposed to the virus.  There is a 6-month waiting period to confirm a negative diagnosis, so I can’t emphasize enough that all of these people have a case for emotional distress, whether or not they test positive.  During that 6-month waiting period, these victims have to essentially live their lives as if they are infected with hepatitis C.  And to make matters worse, many of these people will be told they should be tested for AIDS because apparently people with hepatitis C are at a higher risk of also having AIDS.

McGrath Law Firm has already handled these claims in N.H. and is uniquely positioned to spearhead the claims against Houston Medical Center.  The firm has already successfully attained medical treatment for its clients in N.H.

Hospital labs are required to administer proper care, oversight, security and control in its laboratories. The hospital must maintain strict procedures to protect patients from infections and avoid transmission of the disease.

Upon information and belief, the security procedures, treatment requirements, and oversight required did not take place at Houston Medical Center.  In addition, we believe the possible exposure was caused by negligent supervision of a hospital employee and should have been prevented by the hospital.

McGrath Law Firm has unique medical malpractice experience.  Attorney Peter McGrath is a former federal prosecutor.  McGrath Law Firm has offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and is affiliated with local counsel in Georgia, as well as law firms nationwide.

*All claims have not been adjudicated and any allegations made are unproven at this time.

McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

click here for prior blog

Late breaking news reported by WMUR:
State health officials said Thursday they are delaying hepatitis C testing clinics that were scheduled to  be held this weekend.

The Department of Health and Human Services said it concluded that it didn’t have time to pull together the clinics.

“Our first priority is and always has been the health and safety of the citizens of New Hampshire,” said Nicholas Toumpas, DHHS commissioner. “These clinics are a tremendous undertaking involving hundreds of people, and to ensure the best and safest experience for the patients coming for testing, the decision was made to delay.”

The clinics were planned following the announcement that DHHS was expanding the testing recommendations related to a hepatitis C outbreak at Exeter Hospital. Investigators said a former employee was responsible for spreading the blood-borne virus by using syringes intended for patients.

DHHS said patients who were treated in the main inpatient operating rooms or the intensive care unit from April 1, 2011, to May 25, 2012, should be tested. According to the hospital, that represents about 3,400 patients.

Although the testing clinics have been delayed, DHHS still plans to hold a public meeting tonight at Exeter High School.

McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms in Kansas and nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

click here for prior blog

Late breaking news reported by WMUR:
 

State health officials said Thursday they are delaying hepatitis C testing clinics that were scheduled to  be held this weekend.

The Department of Health and Human Services said it concluded that it didn’t have time to pull together the clinics.

“Our first priority is and always has been the health and safety of the citizens of New Hampshire,” said Nicholas Toumpas, DHHS commissioner. “These clinics are a tremendous undertaking involving hundreds of people, and to ensure the best and safest experience for the patients coming for testing, the decision was made to delay.”

The clinics were planned following the announcement that DHHS was expanding the testing recommendations related to a hepatitis C outbreak at Exeter Hospital. Investigators said a former employee was responsible for spreading the blood-borne virus by using syringes intended for patients.

DHHS said patients who were treated in the main inpatient operating rooms or the intensive care unit from April 1, 2011, to May 25, 2012, should be tested. According to the hospital, that represents about 3,400 patients.

Although the testing clinics have been delayed, DHHS still plans to hold a public meeting tonight at Exeter High School.

McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms in Kansas and nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

click here for prior blog

Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS is notifying 500 people of Hepatitis C outbreak.
Due to the fact that David Kwiatkowski worked as a contract radiology technician in the HaysMed cardiac catheterization laboratory from May 24, 2010, to Sept. 22, 2010, HaysMed and KDHE are working together to notify all patients who were treated at the cardiac catheterization lab during this time and recommend they receive testing for hepatitis C. Only those patients who underwent cardiac catheterization procedures between May 24, 2010, and Sept. 22, 2010, at HaysMed were potentially put at risk.

Those patients who were potentially exposed at HaysMed are being contacted by mail with information on how to receive testing for hepatitis C through KDHE. However, McGrath Law Firm, PA will request an independent testing location be put in place.

The Emporia Gazette has reported that according to State Epidemiologist Charles Hunt, hepatitis C is a virus that is passed through blood and affects the liver. Approximately 2,000 confirmed cases are reported in Kansas each year. Only about one in five persons who become infected with hepatitis C virus initially becomes ill, with symptoms ranging from a mild illness to more severe disease. Most persons with hepatitis C virus develop a chronic infection, which is a serious disease that can cause long-term health problems. There is no vaccine against hepatitis C virus. For additional information on hepatitis C, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/C/index.htm.

McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms in Kansas and nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

click here for prior blog

Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS is notifying 500 people of Hepatitis C outbreak.
Due to the fact that David Kwiatkowski worked as a contract radiology technician in the HaysMed cardiac catheterization laboratory from May 24, 2010, to Sept. 22, 2010, HaysMed and KDHE are working together to notify all patients who were treated at the cardiac catheterization lab during this time and recommend they receive testing for hepatitis C. Only those patients who underwent cardiac catheterization procedures between May 24, 2010, and Sept. 22, 2010, at HaysMed were potentially put at risk.

Those patients who were potentially exposed at HaysMed are being contacted by mail with information on how to receive testing for hepatitis C through KDHE. However, McGrath Law Firm, PA will request an independent testing location be put in place.

The Emporia Gazette has reported that according to State Epidemiologist Charles Hunt, hepatitis C is a virus that is passed through blood and affects the liver. Approximately 2,000 confirmed cases are reported in Kansas each year. Only about one in five persons who become infected with hepatitis C virus initially becomes ill, with symptoms ranging from a mild illness to more severe disease. Most persons with hepatitis C virus develop a chronic infection, which is a serious disease that can cause long-term health problems. There is no vaccine against hepatitis C virus. For additional information on hepatitis C, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/C/index.htm.

McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms in Kansas and nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

Click here for more info from WIBW.com

 

click here for prior blog

Hays Medical Center in Hays, KS is notifying 500 people of Hepatitis C outbreak.
Due to the fact that David Kwiatkowski worked as a contract radiology technician in the HaysMed cardiac catheterization laboratory from May 24, 2010, to Sept. 22, 2010, HaysMed and KDHE are working together to notify all patients who were treated at the cardiac catheterization lab during this time and recommend they receive testing for hepatitis C. Only those patients who underwent cardiac catheterization procedures between May 24, 2010, and Sept. 22, 2010, at HaysMed were potentially put at risk.

Those patients who were potentially exposed at HaysMed are being contacted by mail with information on how to receive testing for hepatitis C through KDHE. However, McGrath Law Firm, PA will request an independent testing location be put in place.

The Emporia Gazette has reported that according to State Epidemiologist Charles Hunt, hepatitis C is a virus that is passed through blood and affects the liver. Approximately 2,000 confirmed cases are reported in Kansas each year. Only about one in five persons who become infected with hepatitis C virus initially becomes ill, with symptoms ranging from a mild illness to more severe disease. Most persons with hepatitis C virus develop a chronic infection, which is a serious disease that can cause long-term health problems. There is no vaccine against hepatitis C virus. For additional information on hepatitis C, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/C/index.htm.

McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms in Kansas and nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

click here for prior blog

As reported this past week, David M. Kwiatkowski, 32, a former Exeter Hospital technician who has hepatitis C, is charged with taking and abusing controlled substances using syringes that were then used in the treatment of patients at the hospital.
It’s one step closer to the end, although it’s only one step in a marathon. Because federal prosecutors are involved, the criminal case should move more quickly toward resolution. The criminal case will also help him with the civil litigation by providing him with a plethora of information he will use in representing his clients.  Federal prosecutors do a lot of our work for us.

The Hepatitis C class action lawsuit filed against Exeter Hospital in Exeter, NH alleges negligent supervision on the part of Exeter Hospital and involves roughly 30 people who still do not know whether they have hepatitis C and another 30 or 40 who do not have the virus but are still suffering.  Note, with the recent developments, we expect these numbers to rapidly grow.

Even those who tested negative are enduring a lot of pain and suffering.

Exeter Hospital has until August 7, 2012, to answer the Hep C class action lawsuit filed in June and a hearing will likely take place in Rockingham Superior Court sometime in September.

McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms in Kansas and nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

 

click here for prior blog

The Union Leader has reported that NH State health officials will be hosting a public meeting in Exeter on Thursday for anyone with questions related to the hepatitis C outbreak at Exeter Hospital.
The Department of Health and Human Services said the meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Exeter High School.

Health officials said they will be on-hand to answer questions and provide details of testing clinics that will be set up at the high school.

This week, the department expanded its guidelines of who should be tested for hepatitis C to include patients treated in the hospital’s operating rooms and intensive care unit from April 1, 2011, to May 25, 2012.

By late Wednesday afternoon, Exeter Hospital was estimating that it would actually only be around 3,400 people in need of testing.

State officials say they expanded testing to include those who had surgery at the hospital or were admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit from April 1, 2011 to May 25, 2012, because Kwiatkowski had limited access to those areas during those times.

.McGrath Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in New Hampshire and South Carolina, and has affiliations with law firms in Kansas and nationwide.

Have you or someone you know been affected by the Hepatitis C outbreak? Do you want to know your legal rights? Call Attorney Peter G. McGrath at (800) 283 1380 or (603) 224-7111 or visit www.mcgrathlawfirm.com to learn about your legal rights!! We get results!!!

 

click here for prior blog