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(CNN)A Colorado hospital says a former employee may have exposed patients who had surgery there to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado, said Wednesday about 2,900 patients should get tested for the viruses. Hospital officials did not detail how the patients could have been put at risk.
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Burn Services has been the leading regional burn center since 1976 and is the only center in Colorado verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons.