Hydromorphone diversion cases
124 documented cases, 2001–2026.
Figures are derived from the 931 case records collected on this site, not from any official total. A record counts here when its Drug field names hydromorphone; it also appears on the opioids page.
Monetary penalties stated
Median: $5,129.10
Smallest $1,000 · largest $4,360,000
Median of 14 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 13 of 124 records. 111 records state no dollar amount.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 3 months
Longest: 60 months (5 years)
29 prison or jail terms stated in 29 of 124 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Roles named in the records
| Role | Records |
|---|---|
| Nurse (role unspecified) | 71 |
| Pharmacist | 14 |
| Registered nurse (RN) | 14 |
| Physician / surgeon | 9 |
| Pharmacy technician | 6 |
| Licensed practical / vocational nurse | 2 |
| Not stated in the record or its title | 2 |
| Nurse anesthetist (CRNA) | 2 |
| Paramedic / EMT | 2 |
| Nurse practitioner / APRN | 1 |
| Veterinarian | 1 |
From the Role field (21) or, where the record has none, the case title (101).
States with the most records
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 7 |
| Connecticut | 6 |
| Florida | 6 |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Massachusetts | 5 |
| Michigan | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
39 states and territories in all; every state.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Hospital / health system | 74 |
| Other / not classified | 29 |
| Retail pharmacy | 14 |
| Emergency services / EMS | 2 |
| Home health / hospice | 2 |
| Ambulatory surgery / OR | 1 |
| No setting stated | 2 |
Other drugs and classes
Cases
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- Osage Beach Nurse Anesthetist Diverted Fentanyl from Hospital Operating Rooms 2024-12-16 · Osage Beach, Missouri · Hospital / health system
- Travel Nurse Diverted Hydromorphone Using Patients' Health Information 2024-12-11 · Beckley, West Virginia · Hospital / health system
- Mid-Valley Hospital Pays $15,000 Penalty Over Nurse's Hydromorphone Theft 2024-11-15 · Omak, Washington · Hospital / health system
- VA Nurse Diverted Narcotics from Dying Veterans at West Haven VA 2024-09-12 · West Haven, Connecticut · Hospital / health system
- Gate City Pharmacist Tampered with Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets 2024-08-26 · Gate City, Virginia · Retail pharmacy
- Hospital Pharmacy Manager Stole 35,000+ Opioid Vials from Secure Vault 2024-07-28 · Muncie, Indiana · Hospital / health system
- Oklahoma City Anesthesiologist Convicted of Diverting Hospital Opioids 2024-07-11 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Hospital / health system
- Okanogan County nurse admitted diverting controlled substances; hydromorphone removal cited 2024-07 · Okanogan County, WA · Other / not classified
- Hospital pharmacy manager diverted hydromorphone, methadone and morphine from a CII safe using unused transaction types 2024-07 · Muncie, IN · Hospital / health system
- Registered nurse and advanced practice nurse charged after removing hydromorphone without patient orders and admitting to diverting controlled substances from the workplace 2024-06 · Okanogan County, Washington · Other / not classified
- Physician terminated by employer for diverting fentanyl, versed and dilaudid from patients 2024-06 · Tampa, FL · Other / not classified
- Texarkana pharmacist pleads guilty to falsifying records to conceal theft of methadone and other narcotics 2024-06 · Retail pharmacy
- Hospital Pharmacy Technician Pleaded Guilty to Tampering with Hydromorphone 2024-04-30 · Norwich, Connecticut · Hospital / health system
- ICU nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone at Ardmore hospital 2024-04 · Ardmore, OK · Hospital / health system
- Former Scripps Encinitas anesthesiologist placed on seven-year probation for taking and self-administering propofol and opioids 2024-03 · Hospital / health system
- Texas Nurse Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Texas · Other / not classified
- Oklahoma Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Oklahoma · Hospital / health system
- Minnesota Nurse Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Minnesota · Home health / hospice
- Boston-Area ER Nurse Sentenced for 412 Unauthorized Opioid Withdrawals 2023-11-15 · Boston, Massachusetts · Hospital / health system
- Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl from Waterloo Hospital via False Wasting 2023-10-11 · Waterloo, Iowa · Hospital / health system
- Jacksonville Surgical Center Nurse Pleads Guilty to Tampering With Hydromorphone 2023-10-03 · Jacksonville, Florida · Other / not classified
- VA nurse pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone 2023-10 · Aurora, CO · Hospital / health system
- ICU nurse at Mercy Hospital in Ardmore pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl and hydromorphone and swapping pain medication with tap water 2023-09 · Ardmore, OK · Hospital / health system
- Sioux City Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Opioids from Hospital Employer 2023-08-31 · Sioux City, Iowa · Hospital / health system
- Ardmore ICU Nurse Pleads Guilty to Replacing Patients' Pain Medication With Tap Water 2023-08-31 · Ardmore, Oklahoma · Hospital / health system
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