Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Substandard Hygiene Practices At Some VA Hospitals

Substandard Hygiene Practices At Some VA Hospitals

Over the last 24 months 13,000 veterans have been advised to have a blood test to check for infections caused by lack of hygiene at VA hospitals in Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio and Florida. Reports about unsanitary conditions at VA hospitals has irked a significant number of veterans and politicians.

A dentist at Dayton VA Medical Center regularly failed to sterilize equipment, he also used the same dirty latex gloves on consecutive patients - practices which raise the risk of spreading blood-borne diseases, such as hepatitis or HIV.


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