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Showing 74 of 931 cases · page 5 of 10.
| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Sioux City Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Opioids from Hospital Employer
2023-08-31
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Iowa Sioux City, Iowa |
Hospital, Sioux City, Iowa | Fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone, and hydrocodone | Diverted drugs intended for patients and falsified controlled-substance disbursement log entries to conceal the shortage | not stated | Pleaded guilty, August 30, 2023, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids Flagged by Distribution Audit
2023-03-22
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Montana Missoula, Montana |
Hospital (St. Patrick Hospital) | Oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, morphine | Ordered opioids at above-peer rates and diverted hospice-style waste amounts by substituting saline before disposal | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years' probation (March 2023) | none documented | source |
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Kansas Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone Vials
2023-03-13
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Kansas Overland Park, Kansas |
Menorah Medical Center (Overland Park, KS) | Fentanyl + hydromorphone | Removed vials from dispensing cabinet, refilled with substitute liquid | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Mar 2023 to 18 months | none documented | source |
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Kansas hospital nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone vials
2023-03-13
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Kansas | Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Opioids From Two Boston-Area Hospitals
2022-10-04
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Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts |
Two Boston-area hospitals | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | Stole an in-use patient infusion bag and syringes from a locked drug cabinet across two hospital jobs | not stated | Pleaded guilty to 4 counts; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse diverted oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and hydromorphone from patients at a Madison medical center
2022-10
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Wisconsin Madison, WI |
a medical center in Madison, Wisconsin | oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, morphine, hydromorphone, and tramadol | Admitted diverting pain medications from patients for personal use over about 1.5 years, totaling approximately 100 patients and 200 dosages; admitted diverting specific doses of oxycodone, hydrocodone/acetaminophen, and liquid hydromorphone on June 12 and 13, 2021; charted that a patient had already received pain medication when the patient asked for it; and pled guilty to acquiring hydrocodone/acetaminophen, oxycodone, and hydromorphone by misrepresentation/fraud/deception by entering patient information into the automated dispensing cabinet and removing controlled substances for personal use. | not stated | Voluntary surrender of nursing license accepted; ordered to pay $904 in costs; cannot petition for reinstatement for at least one year; federal sentence of three years probation and a $3,500 fine. | none documented | source |
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Butte Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Hydromorphone Cartridges
2022-09-08
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Montana Butte, Montana |
Hospital, post-operative floor, Butte, Montana | Hydromorphone | Recorded false 'waste' entries and cancelled medication orders after administering doses to herself instead of patients | not stated | Pleaded guilty to unlawfully obtaining a controlled substance; sentenced to 5 years probation | none documented | source |
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Detroit Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Critical Care Patients' Hydromorphone
2022-08-30
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Michigan Detroit, Michigan |
Hospital critical care unit (Detroit, Michigan) | Hydromorphone | Extracted the drug from vials and syringes pulled from automated dispensing machines and refilled them with saline before restocking | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentencing scheduled | none documented | source |
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