Reports: Patient Says Vanderbilt Medical Center Warned Her of Possible Exposure to HIV or Hepatitis Due to Unsterilized Equipment

Nashville, Tenn.-Fox News 17 in Nashville is reporting that Vanderbilt Medical Center has warned at least one patient of possible exposure to HIV or hepatitis due to unsterilized equipment The original story from FOX 17 is below. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) —& An issue with some endoscopy procedures at Vanderbilt’s clinic has some patients worried. Vanderbilt says the issue surrounds how a solution was administered. A midstate attorney tells FOX 17 news his client is worried about exposure to infections like hepatitis or HIV. One patient received that phone call and was terrified. A routine colonoscopy became a nightmare for that patient who wanted to remain anonymous. She said more than two months after the procedure, Vanderbilt staffers told her she could have been exposed to HIV, Hepatitis B and C. A simple checkup changed the 79-year-old great-grandmother’s life forever. “I have been so careful my whole life trying to stay protected from everything,” she said. She called Vanderbilt back on Monday with questions after the shock wore off. She said she was told her potential infections were because a nurse did not sterilize the equipment. She said the staff offered to pay for the colonoscopy. This was not a good...