A Hospital May Not Be So Good for Your Health

Some Dangerous Bugs May be Lurking in the Hospital A New Hampshire man has brought suit against Exeter Hospital on behalf of himself and 44 other former patients stemming out of an outbreak of hepatitis C. He was admitted to the hospital suffering from a heart attack when he contracted the virus which apparently originated in the cardiac catheterization lab. The suit seeks class action status and accuses the hospital of negligent supervision of its staff. I am sure that we have all heard that a hospital can be a dangerous place to be because of the possibility of the presence of infectious agents which sometimes abound. When seeking care for some serious physical ailment or injury, the last thing that one would want or expect is exposure to an unrelated illness. Hospitals are subject to being contaminated by contagious diseases, but they have the technological means to control these viruses and bacteria and should never allow their spread to unsuspecting patients. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/2012/06/21/man-angry-with-hospital-hepatitis-case/5S6vUt6itNVDXXyez27qnK/story.html