Hepatitis C Investigation
Patient Resources

If you are patient who received a notification letter from the health district, or if you know you had a procedure at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada at 700 Shadow Lane, but did not receive a letter, resources for testing are listed below.

Patients with insurance should contact their provider for additional information regarding testing and payment information. Information from certain insurance providers is listed below. Patients without insurance can access service at one of the clinics listed below.

Patient Letters

• English PDF 31 KB
• Spanish PDF 37 KB

Resources

• Community Forum
• Consumer Health Assistance - Prescription Medication Assistance
• Interim Hep C Investigation Report PDF 55 KB
• Patient Resources & Clinics

Announcements from Community Partners

Clinics & Labs

• Clinical Pathology Laboratories (CPL) Patient Service Centers PDF 45 KB
• LabCorp Frequently Asked Questions PDF 83 KB
• Nevada Health Centers - Offers Free Testing PDF 60 KB
• Quest Diagnostics Announcement PDF 110 KB
• Quest Diagnostics Request for Records PDF 75 KB
• UMC Steps Up for the Community Announcement PDF 90 KB
• UMC - Step-by-Step Guide to Services PDF 31 KB

Health Insurance Companies

• Message from CIGNA HealthCare PDF 4 KB
• Message to Humana Members PDF 51 KB
• Message from Southwest Medical Associates PDF 18 KB

Information & Support

• Endoscopy Clinic Patient Files Request for Records - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department PDF 131 KB
• Hep C Discussion Point™ to Assist People Living with Hepatitis C Launched by CAP Hepatitis C - Press Release PDF 121 KB
• Hepatitis C Information and Support - Sunrise Hospital PDF 124 KB
• Message to Culinary Health Fund Participants PDF 8 KB
• Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report PDF 385 KB

Community Forum Presentations

Presentation Videos

Investigation Details

• Dr. Lawrence Sands - Chief Health Officer
  WMV 13 MB, 11:20 min
• Brian Labus - Senior epidemiologist
  WMV 22 MB, 20:09 min

Hepatitis C Facts for Patients

• Dr. Robert Gish - Hepatologist
  WMV 16 MB, 14:39 min
• Dr. Thomas McKnight - Family physician and HONOReform Founder WMV 22 MB, 19:53 min

Living with Hepatitis C

• Dr. Evelyn McKnight - Founder of HONOReform WMV 12 MB, 11:27 min
• Kathy Risdon - Bridge Counseling
  WMV 9 MB, 8:55 min

Legal Issues

• Dr. Gary Marrone - Boyd School of Law, UNLV WMV 22 MB, 19:41 min

Power Point Presentations

• "Hepatitis C: Facts for Patients" by Robert Gish, MD, California Pacific Medical Center - PDF (96 KB)
• "Hepatitis C Community Forum" by Dr. Lawrence Sands, Chief Health Officer, Southern Nevada Health District - PDF (170 KB)

Fact Sheets

• Hepatitis C
• Hepatitis B
• HIV

Videos - Additional videos are available in the Presentation Videos section

• Hepatitis C Exposure at Medical Clinic (English) - WMV 4 MB, 3:49 min/sec
• Hepatitis C Exposure at Medical Clinic (Spanish) - WMV 5.23 MB, 5 min
• Message from Lawrence Sands, Chief Health Officer - WMV 1.8 MB, 1 min

Related Links

• California Pacific Medical Center - Liver Disease Management and Transplantation
• CDC - A Patient Safety Threat - Syringe Reuse
• CDC - Viral Hepatitis B
• CDC - Viral Hepatitis C
• CDC - HIV/AIDS
• Consumer Health Assistance
• Hepatitis C Discussion Point™
• HONOReform - A Patient Advocacy Foundation
• LabCorp
• Nevada State Bureau of Licensure and Certification (BLC)