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I am just wondering how many times I have posted Veteran News like this in the last 5 years. It's getting old!
Nothing ever changes when it comes to proper care for our Veterans, and even welfare and illegal aliens seem to get a better shake than us! BTW, what kind of money is being allocated in Obama's pork spending bail out for the VETERANS? Vets, rise up and take your tan buddy in D.C. to task..lol ! No wonder I live on AlkaSeltzer....

From: ArmrdAngel
To: ArmrdAngel
Sent: 2/7/2009 11:46:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: MISTAKE AT ARMY HOSPITAL PUTS THOUSANDS AT RISK OF DEADLY DISEASES

MISTAKE AT ARMY HOSPITAL PUTS THOUSANDS AT RISK OF DEADLY DISEASES

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MISTAKE AT ARMY HOSPITAL PUTS THOUSANDS AT RISK OF
DEADLY DISEASES -- Patients could be at risk of being given
blood-borne diseases including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV.

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Mistake At William Beaumont Hospital Puts Thousands At Risk
Derek Shore
KFOX News Reporter

EL PASO, Texas -- William Beaumont Army Medical Center announced Thursday
that 2,114 diabetic patients treated at the hospital may be at risk for
contracting blood-borne illnesses.

"I would like to say that the staff of William Beaumont Army Medical Center
deeply regrets that this situation has occurred," Col. Jim Baumchauk, of
William Beaumont, said.

Hospital administrators told KFOX, diabetic patients at the hospital were
being injected with insulin improperly. A medical injection pen was being used on
more than one patient. Even though the needle was changed with each patient,
there are fears the insulin reservoir may have contained diseases from past
patients, which has sparked the fear of contamination.

Doctors said the patients could be at risk of being given blood-borne
diseases from August 2007 until last Friday.

Some blood-bourne diseases include Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, as well as HIV,
the virus that causes AIDS.

"We need to investigate, and we need get to the root of what happened there,"
Sen. Eliott Shapleigh said.

Shapleigh told KFOX he was very upset by the news, and has requested an
independent investigation from both the state veterans´ commission as well as the
attorney general.

"If there is medical care that they need to be made whole, if there is
something we can do to make sure that they don't get that disease, right now is the
time to step in and help," Shapleigh said.

If you have questions about your recent care, William Beaumont Army Medical
Center has set up a toll-free hotline at 1-866-770-0194.
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