What Happened
A registered nurse at Memorial Hospital of Converse County was placed on administrative leave and had their nursing license summarily suspended after hospital pharmacy staff discovered irregularities in access to Dilaudid/hydromorphone in the automated medication dispensing system.
According to hospital officials, the nurse allegedly drew hydromorphone from vials and refilled them with saline, and also tampered with containers of Demerol and fentanyl A hospital representative said the nurse admitted to stealing hydromorphone; investigations by state boards and local authorities were underway and no criminal charges had been filed at that point.
What the Record Shows
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.
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a news source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: 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.. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or a reporter learns of a diversion, the diversion was normally detected internally first, which makes each entry a signal that inventory reconciliation, waste observation or dispensing oversight failed earlier.