AIR FORCE ACADEMY, CO – Officials are notifying 267 patients who underwent gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures at an Air Force Academy clinic that they might have been exposed to contaminated medical equipment.
Veterans Affairs says an airman at the clinic skipped a step in cleaning endoscopes between June and September.
61 veterans are being notified of the mistake, and the Air Force Academy is contacting another 206 patients who might be at risk of infection.
