A “hidden” financial risk of using re-sterilized instruments.

Class action lawsuits like this help to make the case for single-use sterile instruments.

PorterCare Adventist Health System, Centura Health Corp. and Porter Adventist Hospital have agreed to a $6.5 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims they failed to adequately sterilize surgical instruments.
The settlement benefits all patients who underwent orthopedic or spinal surgery at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado, between July 21, 2016, and April 5, 2018, and either...


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