Overview

• The hospital sent letters to roughly 4,200 patients treated in the past two years urging free screening for HIV and hepatitis B and C.
• Official estimates place the contamination risk from unsterilized instruments at 0.003% for HIV, 0.005% for hepatitis C and 0.3% for hepatitis B.
• Assurance maladie will fully cover all recommended tests and support inquiries are handled through a dedicated patient hotline established by the hospital.
• The hospital has installed new sterilization protocols for dynamic instrument carriers following the ARS’s January inspection.
• Several patients have criticized the year-long delay in notification and are organizing a collective legal complaint against the hospital.