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Thousands At Risk for Possible exposure to HIV, hepatitis at Bergen County surgery center
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Saddle Brook NJ, On September 7, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Health closed the HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook , “because some members of our staff were not following proper sterile processing procedures and failed to comply with other regulations regarding the dispensing and storage of medication, as well as infection control planning and procedures,” according to the statement, which noted that the facility opened again three weeks later after addressing key safety issues.
According to ABC News ,over,” 3,000 patients of a surgery center in Bergen County, New Jersey, may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, according to the New Jersey Department of Health and the HealthPlus Surgery Center in the town of Saddle Brook.”
The NJ Department of Health stated, “An investigation by the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) revealed that during this time period, lapses in infection control in sterilization/cleaning instruments and the injection of medications may have exposed patients to bloodborne pathogens,” the letter states, adding that it is important to get tested “even if you do not remember feeling sick.”
NJ Health officials have issued a statement asking patients who received a procedure at HealthPlus Surgery Center between January and September of this year to get a blood test for hepatitis and HIV. The new statement notes that there have been no reported incidences of infection or illness relating to the investigation to date.
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Ridgewood AIDS Walk raises funds to provide services
MAY 3, 2015, 4:17 PM LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2015, 10:22 PM
BY MINJAE PARK
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — Having lost an uncle to AIDS two decades ago, when HIV — the virus that causes the condition — was a protracted death sentence, Johnisha Gooch feared the worst when she tested positive on Sept. 21, 2012, a date she remembers like her birthday.
“I honestly thought my life was over,” said Gooch, a Hackensack native.
But strolling a scenic, sunny path along Saddle River at the Saddle River County Park for the annual New Jersey AIDS Walk on Sunday, Gooch showed that the daily pleasures of life can continue as before. She enjoys walking — “This is perfect,” she said — and she also relishes spending time with her brother, sister and mother, cooking soul food, shopping and reading urban fiction. She takes an antiretroviral drug once a day.
“I move ahead of HIV,” she said. “I do what I have to do every day.”
The walk was hosted by the Buddies of New Jersey, a non-profit that offers services for those with HIV/AIDS in Bergen and Passaic counties. The goal was to raise $58,000.
Other AIDS walks were also taking place Sunday in Morristown, Newark, Asbury Park and Atlantic City.
Gooch lives in the Robert A. Harrison House, an assisted-living facility in Paramus for people who are HIV-positive. It is on the grounds of the Bergen Regional Medical Center and is run by Buddies of New Jersey.
“The main thing is trying to prevent new infections,” said Mark Anderson, the executive director of Buddies of New Jersey.
With 4,659 AIDS cases and 1,608 HIV cases reported by the end of last year, Passaic County ranks third among New Jersey counties in disease prevalence, behind Hudson and Essex counties, according to a state Department of Health website. Bergen County has 2,550 AIDS cases and 967 HIV cases reported.
The population with HIV/AIDS is aging in New Jersey, with numbers growing for those aged 45 to 64, and 65 and older, according to a state report from December 2014.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/ridgewood-aids-walk-raises-funds-to-provide-services-1.1324678