Cheshire Medical Center in New Hampshire agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations related to opioid recordkeeping, according to a June 2023 report. The U.S. Attorney's office said the settlement came after the hospital failed to keep accurate records of its drugs, which allowed them to be stolen.
The reporting referenced documentation from the New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification indicating that a nurse working in the hospital's intensive care unit self-reported. The available excerpt does not describe the specific drugs involved, the quantities, or the period of time over which the diversion occurred.
A settlement of this kind resolves allegations and is not a finding of liability. The available excerpt does not describe what corrective measures the hospital adopted following the settlement.