HealthPlus: Patient Tests Positive For Hep C, Anguished Couple Files Lawsuit

A HealthPlus patient has tested positive for hepatitis C after the surgery center released a statement saying that thousands of patients were exposed to HIV and other blood borne pathogens.

HealthPlus in Saddle Brook
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Cecilia Levine

12/30/2018 1:03 p.m.

As of Saturday, 186 of the 3,788 patients possibly exposed to diseases at the Saddle Brook center went for testing, NJ.com reports.

A report from the New Jersey Health Department found "multi-dose medicines were improperly dispensed and lapses in sterilization procedures occurred, primarily concerning orthopedic instruments and surgical trays," according to Mark Manigan, a lawyer representing the surgery center.

On Friday, a Bloomingdale couple -- Lauren and Julio Marrero -- filed a class action lawsuit against HealthCare Plus (SEE ATTACHMENT) where Lauren underwent a spinal epidural in April, the couple's attorney Michael Maggio said.

The couple is now living in fear and anguish that Lauren may have contracted a disease during her procedure.

HealthPlus' lawyer posted a statement on a website created for the situation.

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