Over 2,400 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis infections at Oregon hospitals

More than 2,400 patients at hospitals around Portland, Oregon, may have been exposed to infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV, because of an anesthesiologist who may not have followed infection control practices, officials said.

Providence said in a statement Thursday that it is notifying about 2,200 people seen at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City and two patients seen at Providence Portland Medical Center that the physician's actions might have put them at low risk of exposure to possible infections.

Affected patients can expect a letter in the mail or a notification in their MyChart accounts, according to CBS affiliate KOIN.