CEO SUMMARY: As many as 15,000 people have been offered free blood testing because they may have been drawn by this phlebotomist since 1994. Regulatory action, private lawsuits, and media coverage are subjecting laboratories to unwelcome, even unwarranted, scrutiny. As the ramifications of this phlebotomist’s decision to reuse needles ripples through the healthcare system, lab […]
Palo Alto Needle Reuse Episode Widens in Scope
Former SBCL phlebotomist’s career trail involves labs, hospitals, and doctor’s offices
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume VI No. 8 - June 7, 1999 Issue
