Family Concerned About Crestwood Hospital Testing

One family reached out to WAAY 31's I-Team about concerns they have with coronavirus tests and their accuracy at Crestwood Hospital.

Region to more than 37-hundred.

Today- the waay 31 i-team worked to learn more about different coronavirus tests and their accuracy.

A family reached out to us and told us a loved one tested positive on two separate occasions before surgery at crestwood hospital but negative at a doctors office.

Waay 31's sydney martin is live outside the hospital tonight.

She spoke with the family and took their questions about testing straight to the hospital's c-e-o.

Today- crestwood c- e-o pam hudson told me the hospital gives two types of test.

She said, which one a patient gets is determined on a case by case basis and couldn't comment directly on any specific cases..

The madison county family i talked to told me they just want to know if their loved one actually ever had the virus.

Scott hudson, lives in madison county, "it's definitely frustrating because you got a loved one that needs a procedure that's what i consider life-threatening.

At the same time, you're being told you got covid- go home- you can't get the procedure until you test negative.

" scott hudson told me he took his loved one to crestwood hospital in june for surgery-- only to be turned way- "it caused a lot of frustration and worry that i think was unnecessary."

After a 14 day quarantine and a negative test at the family's doctor- hudson said they rescheduled the surgery..

Scott hudson, lives in madison county, " got prepped for surgery, another covid test..

Tested positive again.

At that point i wasn't believing it and at that point as soon as we left the hospital, i went to another testing facility.

We tested.

A day later it came back and it was negative."

Crestwood hospital ceo pam hudson admitted some tests are more accurate than others.

Pam hudson, crestwood hospital ceo "none of the tests are perfect.

" she explained the differences between the two different types of tests the hospital conducts.

Dr. pam hudson, crestwoood hospital "the antigen test is not as sensitive as we would like.

It ranges depending on the different kinds of test in that category might range from 15 to 20 percent false negatives butt with dr. pam hudson, crestwoood hospita "a pcr test.

If it's positive you can believe it.

It can do a better job on the sensitivity factor so if you have a negative pcr you're pretty sure but scott hudson remains frustrated with how everything played out.

He thinks the hospital needs to test patients earlier on in the surgery process..

Scott hudson, lives in madison county, "for surgeries they want to do a test.

I would say do not hook people up to iv's and get them prepped for surgery before you test them covid.

Send them home before they have to go through all of that."

Now hudson's loved one did end up getting the surgery - after the 4 tests..

The hospital told me with changing c-d-c guidelines a follow up test might not always be required-- but they suggest anyone with concerns about testing to consult their doctor.

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