Us Hospital notifies patients who may have been exposed to Hepatitis B and C, HIV (Video)

Over 1,300 patients at a Seattle hospital were told they may have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV by a former employee.

The notification stems from a case in Colorado, where 28-year-old surgical tech Rocky Allen is charged in federal court with switching and stealing syringes with fentanyl.

Court documents say Allen worked at Northwest Hospital in early 2012 and at the Naval hospital in Bremerton from 2007 to 2011.

Investigators also found Allen had stolen fentanyl from a hospital in San Diego, lied on job applications and at one point tested positive for marijuana.

Washington’s Department of Health said Tuesday two more medical facilities in the Puget Sound region would be named later this week, and up to 700 more patients will be encouraged to test themselves as well. Officials declined to name the facilities.

Agencies/Canadajournal