Cleaning Solution, Human Error Cause of Dialysis Scare at U.S. Renal Care
U.S. Renal Care in nearby Town and Country confirms cleaning solution and human error are to blame for dialysis patients falling ill and being hospitalized Monday.
"We can confirm that a cleaning solution, commonly used in dialysis, was inadvertently added into our water supply due to a one-time human error," U.S. Renal Care officials stated in a news release Wednesday afternoon. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) As previously reported by Patch, U.S. Renal Care confirms the incident happened Monday at their 13190 South Outer 40 Road location in Town and Country. Eight patients were hospitalized after receiving the wrong solution during dialysis, according to Tom Weinberg with U.S. Renal Care. A spokesperson for U.S. Renal care tells Patch, eight patients were dialyzing at the time. Seven went to the hospital right away. The eighth originally did not want …
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