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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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ED Nurse Transmits Hepatitis C to Patients at Good Samaritan Hospital
2018-05
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Washington Puyallup, Washington |
ED nurse, Good Samaritan Hospital (Puyallup, WA) | Hydromorphone and fentanyl vials | Diverted injectable narcotics for personal use, reused contaminated needles on patients, exposing 12 to hepatitis C | not stated | Pleaded guilty Sept 5, 2023 to tampering with a consumer product; faced up to 10 years | $4,000,000 (civil settlement) | source |
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North Colorado Medical Center Nurse Stole Opioids from Locked Dispensing System
2018-04-26
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Colorado Greeley, Colorado |
North Colorado Medical Center (Greeley, CO) | Fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone | Theft from locked automated dispensing system; used drugs while on shift | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Apr 26, 2018 to 4 months + 1 year supervised release | none documented | source |
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Denver VA and ER Nurse Tampered with Fentanyl Vials, Resealed with Skin Glue
2018-04-19
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Colorado Denver, Colorado |
VA Medical Center and a free-standing UCHealth ER (Denver, CO) | Hydromorphone, morphine, fentanyl | Took leftover waste doses; tampered fentanyl vials refilled with saline, resealed with skin glue | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Apr 19, 2018 to 14 months + 3 years supervised release | none documented | source |
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Wyoming hospital nurse sentenced for diluting hydromorphone and meperidine vials
2018-02-21
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Wyoming | Hospital in Douglas, Wyoming (Memorial Hospital of Converse County) | Hydromorphone and meperidine | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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Former registered nurse at Memorial Hospital of Converse County sentenced for stealing hydromorphone and meperidine and replacing them with saline
2018-02
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Wyoming Douglas, WY |
Memorial Hospital of Converse County | hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and meperidine (Demerol) | The former nurse pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation, deception or subterfuge. An indictment alleged tampering with 58 vials of hydromorphone and one container of meperidine by removing some or all of the drug and replacing it with saline solution. The former nurse admitted to stealing hydromorphone and a hospital spokesman said the former nurse personally used the drugs. | not stated | Sentenced to two concurrent eight-month prison terms and two concurrent three-year terms of supervised release, with home confinement except for court-approved activities, cognitive-behavioral treatment, and substance abuse treatment. The Wyoming State Board of Nursing suspended the nurse's license. | none documented | source |
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Former hospital nurse in Douglas charged with stealing and diluting hydromorphone and meperidine
2017-10
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Wyoming Douglas, WY |
Memorial Hospital of Converse County | hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and meperidine (Demerol) | Alleged tampering with consumer products by removing some or all of hydromorphone and meperidine and replacing the drugs with saline solution; alleged acquiring Schedule II controlled substances by removing them from their containers and replacing them with saline solution. A hospital spokesman said the former nurse admitted to stealing hydromorphone. | not stated | Pleaded not guilty to four counts; placed on administrative leave and license suspended by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing; remains free on an unsecured bond and a trial was set. | none documented | source |
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Ogden hospital emergency room nurse charged with diverting morphine and dilaudid and tampering with vials, exposing patients to hepatitis C
2017-07
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Utah Ogden, UT |
McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden and Davis Hospital and Medical Center in Layton | morphine and dilaudid | Alleged diversion of controlled substances by injecting herself with morphine and dilaudid and then administering the tampered drugs to patients | not stated | Indicted on eight counts of tampering with a consumer product and eight counts of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance; surrendered nursing license in November 2015 | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse accused of diverting hydromorphone at Memorial Hospital of Converse County by replacing it with saline
2017-06
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Wyoming Douglas, WY |
Memorial Hospital of Converse County | hydromorphone (Dilaudid); also Demerol and fentanyl | Allegedly stole hydromorphone for personal use; drew hydromorphone from vials and refilled them with saline; overrode the automated medication dispensing system; tampered with containers of Demerol and fentanyl. A hospital official said the nurse admitted to stealing the hydromorphone. | not stated | Placed on administrative leave; nursing license summarily suspended by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing; state boards and police investigating; no criminal charges filed at that point. | none documented | source |
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