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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• U.S. News
Maryland Hospital Hires Lab Management FirmMarch 19, 2004 Maryland General Hospital, which has acknowledged sending
460 suspect HIV and hepatitis C test results to patients over a
14-month period ending in August, has hired a company to manage
and review its laboratories. In a statement issued late Thursday,
the hospital said it had hired PCS Laboratory Systems of Midway,
Utah, to provide lab management support and perform a
comprehensive review of the hospital's lab. An effort to locate
and retest all patients who received the suspect results is
underway. Hospital officials say they are cooperating with a
review by the state Office of Health Care Quality, the federal
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Joint
Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Rep.
Elijah E. Cummings (D-Maryland) said Thursday that a
Congressional hearing in May will investigate the testing
equipment and its use.
Adapted from:Back to other news for March 19, 2004 Associated Press 03.19.04 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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