Information from Swedish on Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak among Patients who Received Contaminated Steroid Injections

Swedish News

Swedish News

SEATTLE, Oct. 23, 2012 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and joint infections. It appears the outbreak is due to the contamination of an injectable steroid medication called methylprednisolone acetate produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC). Swedish has never carried the methylprednisolone acetate product produced by NECC.

Read more...

Posted on 10/23/2012 in health, health care, communication, community, About Swedish, healthcare, media, For Health Professionals, Health Professionals, Joint Replacement, Eye Surgery , Swedish, news, joint | Comments (0)

Results 1-1 of 1
  • 1

Share This

More information about the Swedish newsroom

Explore the rest of the Swedish blog

Swedish has a social media policy

See who is blogging at Swedish

About the Author

Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown served as chief executive for Swedish Health Services from Februrary 2012 to April 2013. He served on the board of the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce, The Highlands Association, and the SafeCrossings Foundation.

Tags

About Swedish babies brain brain cancer Brain Waves breast cancer cancer Cancer Institute Cancer Prevention & Screening Cancer Rehabilitation Cancer Surgery Cardiac Diagnostic Services Cardiac Surgery Childbirth Services classes Colon Cancer Screening Colorectal Cancer communication community Community Health Medical Home community partnership community partnerships Community Specialty Clinic CyberKnife CyberKnife Radiosurgery emergency Emergency Services Esophageal Cancer Esophagectomies event events For Health Professionals Gamma Knife Gamma Knife Radiosurgery gynecology Head and Neck Cancer Head and Neck Surgery health care Health Professionals healthcare Hearing and Skull Base Surgery Hearing Services (Audiology) Heart & Vascular Institute Heart Disease heart health Heart Rhythm Treatments Institute Ivy Brain Tumor Center Joint Replacement Liver Cancer lung cancer Lung Cancer Program Mammography media Midwifery Midwifery & Women's Health Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery multiple sclerosis neuroscience Neuroscience Institute neurosurgery news OB/GYN Clinics at Swedish oncology Orthopedic Institute Otolaryngology Ovarian Cancer parents Pediatric Specialty Care pregnancy Pregnancy & Childbirth Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy radiation treatment radiosurgery Radiosurgery Center Renal/Kidney Cancer Robot Assisted Surgery (daVinci®) Robot-Assisted Colorectal Procedures Robotic Surgery Program Skin Cancer Sleep Center Sleep Medicine SNI stroke surgery Surgical Services Swedish Swedish Gastroenterology Swedish Issaquah OB/GYN Swedish OB/GYN Ballard TeleHealth telestroke Thoracic Surgery Thyroid Cancer Transplant Program tumor Uterine Cancer women Women's Health
See all tags

Check out more from Swedish:

Swedish Blog

Parentelligence Blog

Swedish Neuroscience Institute (SNI Blog)

See who else is blogging at Swedish

   Keep up with Swedish:

    Check out the Swedish blog

Find a Physician

              Subscribe to
             HealthWatch

           

  • Print