PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
St. John's Medical Center has issued the following statement regarding
the fungal meningitis outbreak that resulted from a steroid injection
used for back pain:
"In light of the recent national news about the fungal meningitis
outbreak that resulted from a steroid injection commonly used for back
pain, St. John's Medical Center wants to assure its patients and the
community at large that the product in question has not been used at St.
John's Medical Center, St. John's Living Center or at St. John's-owned
physician clinics. A thorough check of the hospital and clinic medication
inventory has determined that St. John's has not purchased this medication
(methylprednisolone acetate) or any other medications from the New England
Compounding Center (NECC) for our patients. If you have any questions
you are encouraged to call the hospital Community Relations office at
739-7380."