David Kwaitkowski

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David Kwiatkowski was a traveling radiology technician whose fentanyl addiction led to one of the largest healthcare-associated hepatitis C outbreaks in U.S. history. After diverting patients' pain medication and replacing it with contaminated syringes, he infected dozens of people while moving between hospitals across multiple states.In this episode, we uncover how the scheme worked, the investigation that finally exposed it, and the patient safety failures that allowed it to continue for years.Listener discretion is advised.Sources:Sources 14NH186 9/4/14 14-cv-9-SM Exeter Hospital v. Kwiatkowski, et al.‘Serial Infector’ Gets 39 Years for Hepatitis C Outbreak — FBIDistrict of New Hampshire | Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Sentenced In Connection With Widespread Hepatitis C Outbreak | United States Department of Justicehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/plea-deal-of-lab-tech-linked-to-hepatitis-c-outbreak-reveals-more-past-details/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hospital-technician-to-plead-guilty-in-hepatitis-c-outbreak/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lab-tech-pleads-guilty-to-causing-nh-hepatitis-c-outbreak/N.H. Patients Seek Accountability In Hepatitis Case | WBUR NewsNew Hampshire hospital employee charged with infecting patients with hepatitis C worked in Ann ArborLab tech accused in hepatitis C outbreak fired by Ariz. hospital in 2010 over drugs - CBS NewsTech may have infected patients with Hepatitis C in as many as eight states, officials confirm - CBS NewsKwiatkowski's history as a med tech shows flaws in systemWhen Drug Addicts Work in Hospitals, No One is Safe - NewsweekExeter Hospital v. Kwiatkowski, et al. 14-cv-9-SM 10/31/16Man who infected 46 patients with hepatitis C denied release | AP NewsDistrict of New Hampshire | Former Exeter Hospital Employee's Request for Compassionate Release From 39-Year Sentence Denied | United States Department of Justice

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