Hospital notifies thousands of possible blood contamination

[hrmjustin]

Eyewitness News
NEW YORK (WABC) -- South Nassau Communities Hospital is warning thousands of its patients that they may have received insulin that was used by more than one patient.

The hospital is working with the New York State Department of Health and is voluntarily notifying 4,247 patients that may have received insulin from an insulin pen reservoir (not the pen's single-use disposable needle) that may have been used with more than one patient.

The risk of infection from this is extremely low, nonetheless, out of an abundance of caution, the hospital is recommending that patients receiving the notification be tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.

While the testing is voluntary, it is recommended.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/long_island&id=9462826