Former patients are looking for answers. They're even going back to the clinics, despite the fact the doors are locked. The potentially infected patients are showing up to these clinics only to find sealed doors and posted signs about the closure. The reality is setting in, and now there's a quiet anger boiling up.
Loren Ferron and Jerry Jones were just two of the patients who came to the Henderson office to find the locked doors and closure orders.
"Wonderful. So I guess I need to go find a gastroenterologist to begin with and go get an AIDS test. Great. More good news," said Ferron.
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Now that six clinics are closed, patients who have not received letters are finding out through word of mouth or the media. There are few answers at this point. But Jones wanted to see it for himself to try to get some piece of mind.
"I wanted to come by and make sure that the door was locked and that I couldn't get in because I wanted to ask questions if they thought I needed to be tested," he said.
Thursday, the legislature will address the health scare and what, if anything, can be done to protect people in the future.
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Also, within the next two weeks, the doctors who own the clinics and their lawyers must appear before the county commission, as well as the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson to see if they get their licenses back.
We have had a lot of questions about the last remaining clinic, the Summerlin office. City of Las Vegas inspectors say that location is following proper operating procedures and will remain open.
There is no update on the criminal investigation. District Attorney David Roger is waiting for evidence from the Health District and Metro investigators. If the doctors are found guilty of causing harm to patients, they could face one to six years in prison for each patient -- potentially thousands of years.
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Loren Ferron came to the Henderson office to find the locked doors and closure orders.
