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Drugs going missing in local hospitals
March 6, 2013 7:21 PM
August 2009 was a terrifying time for the 5,000 patients who went through surgery at Rose Medical Center in Denver and the 12,000 patients who went through the Audubon Surgery Center in Colorado Springs. Former surgery technician Kristin Parker stole the painkiller fentanyl from patients, injected herself with the drug,... more » -
Surgery technician gets 30 years for infecting patients with Hepatitis C
February 24, 2010 6:57 PM
The former surgery technician who pleaded guilty to exposing patients to Hepatitis C in both Colorado Springs and Denver is sentenced to 30-years in prison. A federal judge in Denver made that decision today. Kristen Parker admitted to stealing painkillers from patients and swapping the syringes with saline. Several patients... more » -
28 charges dropped in surgery tech's hepatitis C case
February 12, 2010 8:37 AM
A federal judge has dismissed 28 charges against a surgery tech as part of an agreement with prosecutors in the case where she stole painkillers and infected patients with hepatitis C. Kristen Diane Parker was to be sentenced to 20 years in prison last month in a plea deal... more » -
Colorado won't license surgery techs
January 26, 2010 3:24 PM
Colorado regulators won't license surgery technicians, despite the recent case of a surgery tech who admitted stealing syringes filled with a painkiller and infecting three dozen people with hepatitis C. The state Department of Regulatory Agencies announced the decision Tuesday. The agency said it reviewed surgery technicians and found... more » -
Hundreds may still be untested for hepatitis C
November 2, 2009 4:41 PM
Hundreds of people who may have been exposed to hepatitis C through dirty syringes may not have been tested for the disease yet. A surgery technician with hepatitis C, Kristen Parker, pleaded guilty last month to stealing the painkiller fentanyl and then refilling the contaminated needles with saline solution. Hospitals... more » -
Audubon: No Hep C cases linked to surgery tech
October 20, 2009 10:00 PM
Federal test results show a former surgery tech did not give Colorado Springs patients hepatitis "C." Last month, Kristen Parker pleaded guilty to a number of charges for using syringes filled with a painkiller, and refilling those same needles with saline for patients. Parker worked at both the Rose... more »
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