FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Poulin | Willey | Anastopoulo files suit on behalf of victims of Unsterilized Hospital Equipment
Charleston, S.C. [11.3.22] - Poulin | Willey | Anastopoulo filed a lawsuit this week against Atrium Health, who, according to the complaint, failed to properly sterilize medical equipment prior to performing procedures on patients, exposing them to communicable diseases and thus suffering an injury in the form of expenses related to continued medical care.
On July 11, 2022, the plaintiff, Monica Jackson, underwent a procedure at Atrium Health. The medical staff used instruments and equipment that were improperly sterilized. Mrs. Jackson was not notified about the unsanitary condition of the instruments and equipment until October of this year. When notified, she was told she must be tested for communicable diseases, like HIV and Hepatitis, associated with exposure to unsanitary medical equipment.
Director of Poulin | Willey | Anastopoulo Mass Torts Division, Paul Doolittle said, “We all know the critical importance of the sterilization process for instruments and equipment used in surgical procedures. This deviation from the standard of care by Atrium Health has disrupted the lives of those affected and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. We are dedicated to holding health care providers responsible for their failures, especially in situations with obvious oversight that we have here with Atrium Health.”
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