Addicted hospital worker exposed hundreds of patients to Hep C

I was just about to say that...how did a tech have such access to a narcartic?

A tech getting fentanyl???? Hmmm we only allow RNs to have anything to do with that drug. We keep tight control of our narcs.

I wonder if the employer knew she had a drug history?? Just because someone has Hep is no reason to prevent someone from working.

So does everyone else?????????????????????? What if she is one of those folks who is a non responder to hep chemo and she exposed all these people to the same strain????????

Sorry, she needs to go up for attempted murder. Granted it make take 20 or 30 years for these folks to get to end stage, but the result is the same!

People like this are making into the hospitals and I'm sitting here waiting for an acceptance letter that may never come. It's sad. I'm sorry for all those patients and agree that they should charge her with attempted murder!!! There is no excuse for being such a lousy person!

Anyone who passes a life threatening disease like Hep C or HIV should be charged with attempted murder, and if the person who they infected dies from that disease, the charges should be upgraded to murder. I was a Tech in a Cath Lab and ONLY the RN's, Pharmacy, and Doctors had access to the narcotics (Fentanyl, Versed, etc) which were locked and ONLY these people had the key! Also with ANY narcotic there is a sign out sheet that is signed off by the RN and the pharmacy, and there are periodic inspections.

Also it sucks that I couldn't find employment in a hospital because 1) I was fresh out of Medical Assisting school, with 2 years healthcare experience and tons of experience and training on clinical (210 phlebotomy draws!) and 2) I had a 3 year gap in employment due to medical reasons, but people like this Surgical Tech can squeeze in and hurt patients, and with my training, experience and compassion for patients I get turned down!

I just don't understand how a tech has access to fentanyl. This is awful. What a disgrace to nursing and the hospital. Rose Med Center was considered the elite of hospitals when I was in Denver 9 years ago. So sad that people become so self centered that they can't think of consequences. It seems as though the med center is negligent in not having proper procedure in place so a tech would not be capable of acquiring this med. It will definitely be interesting on how this all turns out.

I think this is not the only crime he committed. Surely there is more to his case.

Reading this story makes me sick and angry. I hope she gets locked up for life.
I have to join others wondering how the heck a surgical tech had access to fentanyl in the first place. Seriously.

This is a horrible story. Those poor families.

Why do some people keep saying

The article makes it clear that the criminal is a woman.

The one about the lawsuites.