BELLEVUE (AP) — A suburban clinic of Seattle Children's Hospital is warning patients they could have been exposed to infection by improperly cleaned and sterilized equipment.
Hospital officials said Wednesday that patients who had a surgical procedure at its Bellevue clinic will need to be tested for hepatitis B and C, as well HIV. They say the risk to patients is extremely low. The hospital is contacting patients and offering a free blood test to those who may be affected. As many as 12,000 children and young adults treated at the clinic since 2010 could be at risk.
