Patrick A. Charmel, president and CEO of Griffin Hospital in Derby, and other health authorities reveal the insulin pen misuse at a press conference in May. Register File Photo
DERBY >> Griffin Hospital says it has tested about 750 patients for hepatitis, HIV and other infections following last month’s announcement that staff had been misusing insulin pens.
The hospital sent letters to about 3,000 diabetes patients dating back to 2008 urging them to be tested after it discovered that nurses had been using the pens on multiple patients, replacing only the needles before each use.
Health officials say the pens could have become contaminated through the backflow of blood.
Hospital officials tell the Connecticut Post that 817 responded to the letter to schedule tests. No results have been released.
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