Health News from Medical News Today: Substandard Hygiene Practices At Some VA Hospitals

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Substandard Hygiene Practices At Some VA Hospitals 30 May 2011, 3:00 pm 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... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.