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Technician in fatal case forgot prison dialysis appointment
By santacruzsentinel.com- Michelle L. Price
Published: 04/23/2015

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A dialysis technician forgot about an appointment at Utah's prison, where an inmate later died after going without treatment, the University of Utah's health care system said Wednesday.

Two technicians at one of its dialysis clinics switched shifts in early April, University of Utah Health Care spokeswoman Kathy Wilets said in a statement. The technician who was supposed to show up at the prison forgot about the switch and missed appointments on a Friday and Saturday, Wilets said.

On Sunday afternoon, a nurse at the prison phoned the dialysis clinic, but the clinic was closed for the day, she said.

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