Oregon City: Providence patients sue over concerns about possible HIV, hepatitis exposure

Four people who underwent surgery at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City filed a lawsuit after the hospital system warned the patients earlier this month that they may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases by an anesthesiologist who might not have followed “comprehensive infection control practices.”

The surgeries took place between March 25, 2022, and Feb. 6, 2024, according to the lawsuit. The patients, identified in court documents by their initials, all received intravenous anesthesia from a doctor who was employed by the Oregon Anesthesiology Group.

On July 11, Providence, Legacy Health and the Oregon Health Authority issued statements saying some 2,400 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. The hospital systems are offering testing.

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