Post by Logan on Jun 15, 2016 15:15:20 GMT -6
Former health care worker sues Aspen hospital for disclosing he has HIV
A former employee of the Aspen Valley Hospital District has sued the hospital in U.S. District Court in Denver, claiming his privacy rights were breached when it was disclosed he had HIV.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of the man identified only as John Doe in documents by Denver attorneys Mari Newman, Darold Killmer and Eudoxie Dickey. It indicated that he was an employee and patient at the hospital.
The lawsuit — which names the hospital and five employees, including the hospital’s privacy officer, as defendants — seeks an apology, compensatory damages, punitive damages and attorneys fees from the hospital.
It also seeks policy changes at the hospital for breaching the employee’s privacy, the lawsuit says.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/2016/06/15/aspen-hospital-sued-hiv-disclosure/
A former employee of the Aspen Valley Hospital District has sued the hospital in U.S. District Court in Denver, claiming his privacy rights were breached when it was disclosed he had HIV.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf of the man identified only as John Doe in documents by Denver attorneys Mari Newman, Darold Killmer and Eudoxie Dickey. It indicated that he was an employee and patient at the hospital.
The lawsuit — which names the hospital and five employees, including the hospital’s privacy officer, as defendants — seeks an apology, compensatory damages, punitive damages and attorneys fees from the hospital.
It also seeks policy changes at the hospital for breaching the employee’s privacy, the lawsuit says.
Read more: www.denverpost.com/2016/06/15/aspen-hospital-sued-hiv-disclosure/