More than 1,500 patients from two Washington State hospitals are being told to get tested for HIV and Hepatitis, after a former surgery technician was charged with stealing and swapping needles on the job in a Denver hospital.
The technician, Rocky Allen, 28, had worked at the Northwest Hospital and Medical Center in Seattle for a short time in 2012, but was ultimately fired. He also worked at Lakewood Surgery Center and another as-of-yet unnamed facility.
Despite Rocky Allen's well-documented drug addiction and ... suspicious employment history, Defendants hired him as a surgical technician.
