(Las Vegas)City shuts clinic, with harsh words for owners

Las Vegas SUN ^ | 1 MARCH 2008 | Marshall Allen

[Flavius]

Official: Staff told to reuse vials, syringes to save money

Turns out, it was greed.

cool just like a 3rd world operation

[SE Mom]

They closed the clinic (duh)...

[OCCASparky]

Anyone here who thinks this won’t happen under Hillary/Obama/socialized medicine, raise your hand.

[Orange1998]

Desai ordered his nurses to reuse syringes and reuse single-dose vials of medication

Total disregard for his patients.

[denydenydeny]

Don’t you understand? HE WAS SAVING THE PLANET! /s

[radar101]

Dr. Dipak Desai is an American success story, an immigrant from India who built a small medical empire in the desert of Southern Nevada.

Now an aspect of that success is under scrutiny after health officials have determined that six patients treated at Desai's Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada were infected there with hepatitis C, a potentially lethal blood-borne virus. Investigators believe they became infected when workers used contaminated syringes and vials when injecting patients with medication.

Desai, a doctor in Nevada since 1980, is 65 percent owner of the center, according to Las Vegas city business license records. Three other doctors share ownership, with Dr. Eladio Carrera having the next largest stake with 14 percent, according to the records.

Desai has not commented publicly.

[Cold Heart]

BTTT

[o_zarkman44]

Any nurse who followed those orders to reuse biohazard material instead of proper disposal is also subject to license revocation.

Putting 40 thousand people at risk is a capital crime in my opinion. Everyone in clinic management is also at fault.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Anyone here who thinks this won’t happen under Hillary/Obama/socialized medicine, raise your hand.

This is happening under a non Hillary/Obama health care provider owned by a a majopr Republican supporter. Fix what is before complaining about something that isn't.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Anyone here who thinks this won’t happen under Hillary/Obama/socialized medicine, raise your hand.

This is happening under a non Hillary/Obama health care provider owned by a a majopr Republican supporter. Fix what is before complaining about something that isn't.

[NautiNurse]

I still can't fathom re-using the syringes "to save money." Syringes cost literally a dime a dozen. A search of medical supply companies shows 100 3cc syringes with needles cost about $17.00.

[OCCASparky]

My point is, under a socialized health care system similar to what exists in Britain and Canada, this sort of thing will become MORE common.

[rolling_stone]

Humm maybe the Dr. will soon be undergoing anesthesia less, endoscopy exams himself under less than sterile conditions in Prison.

[NautiNurse]

Desai can’t be convicted and imprisoned soon enough in my opinion. Unfortunately, he will receive far better quality of care in the prison system than he permitted his paying patients to receive.

[bigjackattack]

FMGs bringing the 3rd world to the USA, more coming soon!

[bigjackattack]

FMGs bringing the 3rd world to the USA, more coming soon!

[bigjackattack]

FMGs bringing the 3rd world to the USA, more coming soon!

[az_gila]

Anyone here who thinks this won’t happen under Hillary/Obama/socialized medicine, raise your hand.

This is happening under a non Hillary/Obama health care provider owned by a a major Republican supporter. Fix what is before complaining about something that isn't.

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Not the way I read the data.... he has given much more to Democrats than Republicans.

http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/dipak-desai.asp?cycle=08

[CIB-173RDABN]

Desai did it to save money.

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I am willing to bet he did not save anywhere near the amount of money it is going to take to clean up this mess.

This is so wrong on so many levels.

Why would anyone risk their financial future to "save a little money?

Why would any of the professional staff, some of whom must be liscensed by the state risk their liscense to do something they know is wrong?

It has been many years since I have worked in the medical field, but I would have quit my job before doing something this wrong (and most likely gone public as well).

Shame on all those that knew what was going on and kept quiet, and double shame on those that went along with it.