Politics & Government
Hospitals 'Turned Blind Eye' on Kwiatkowski
A Boston Globe report details the arrest Dave Kwiatkowski for allegedly infecting Exeter Hospital patients with hepatitis C.
A Boston Globe report published Sunday details the events leading to the arrest of Dave Kwiatkowksi, the Exeter Hospital worker charged with infecting 32 patients there with hepatitis C.
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Kwiatkowski is currently sitting in jail on fraud and tampering charges. He faces at least 24 years in prison.
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Prosecutors say Kwiatkowski spread his hepatitis C to patients by injecting himself with their medication to get high.
The Globe report says "hospitals ignored the long-term danger posed (Kwiatkowski) ... allowing him to move from state to state, endangering the lives of patients as he adopted more elaborate methods of stealing drugs."
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Kwiatkowski is also accused of infecting several other patients at hospitals across the country.
Below is an archive of Exeter Patch stories about Kwiatkowski's arrest:
- Exeter Hospital Worker Charged with Hepatitis C Disaster
- FBI: Dave Kwiatkowski Knew He Had Hepatitis C
- 'Serial Infector' Was 'The Ultimate Con Artist'
- Suspect in Hep C Case May Have Tried to Kill Himself
- READ THE FILES: FBI Report on 'Serial Infector'
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