CANCER CLINIC CAUSES WORST Hepatitis Outbreak IN US History In the small farming community of Fremont, Nebraska, townspeople eagerly welcomed an acclaimed doctor as the first full-time oncologist at their new cancer treatment center-but the fanfare soon turned into a nightmare. -Charles Stokes, president and CEO, CDC Foundation McKnight\'s] story has provided hope to people across the nation.-Lawrence Sands, DO, MPH.
Shelley Berkley, congresswoman, Nevada The wake-up call to doctors, nurses and to patients.-Joe Hardy, MD, Nevada State Assembly A \'must-read\' for patients.
I commend McKnight\'s] advocacy and efforts to raise awareness about healthcare-related infections and other potentially life-threatening illnesses.-Hon.
A] harrowing account...
Written by a survivor of the tragedy and an attorney who represented many of the victims, A Never Event is a wake-up call to medical and legal communities nationwide.
It\'s part mystery, part courtroom drama.
A Never Event-a term used to describe a preventable medical tragedy-is a searing story of recklessness, deception and betrayal.
The horror was unprecedented-this was the Largest healthcare-transmitted Outbreak of Hepatitis C in American history.
At least ninety-nine of them contracted the lethal illness.
During chemotherapy treatments, 857 patients who were already waging the fights of their lives against cancer, were inexplicably exposed to the deadly, blood-borne Hepatitis C virus.
CANCER CLINIC CAUSES WORST Hepatitis Outbreak IN US History In the small farming community of Fremont, Nebraska, townspeople eagerly welcomed an acclaimed doctor as the first full-time oncologist at their new cancer treatment center-but the fanfare soon turned into a nightmare
