New York State shut down dialysis center
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, October 15, 2008
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The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has officially forced a New York City dialysis center to close its doors after uncovering poor infection control practices.
The Life Care Dialysis Center (LCDC), 221 W. 61st St. in Manhattan, has surrendered its operating certificate and paid a $300,000 civil penalty, according to a NY DOH news release. The health department has sent information packets to 657 LCDC patients noting indications that at least one dialysis patient has contracted hepatitis C at the facility. They are also recommending that anyone who received care at LCDC since January 2004 be tested immediately.
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