More than 700 patients and 40 employees exposed to employee with active case of tuberculosis at West El Paso hospital

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More than 700 patients and 40 employees exposed to employee with active case of tuberculosis at West El Paso hospital

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Source: www.kvia.com

EL PASO, Texas –
Several hundred patients and 43 employees at Providence Memorial Hospital were exposed to an active case of tuberculosis that a hospital employee had.

The employee worked in the post-partum and newborn nursery area of Providence Memorial Hospital (PMH).

This exposure to the 706 patients and 43 employees took place between September 2013 and August 2014.

The employee was diagnosed Aug. 25. The employee has not been at work since they were diagnosed and authorities were notified.

The El Paso Department of Public Health is working closely with the staff of PMH and has carefully reviewed employment and medical records to determine exactly which infants and employees were exposed.

The affected patients are receiving letters…….More Here

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