Incident 40155
Incident 40155
A Tripler Army Medical Center technician was arrested for allegedly stealing narcotics from the hospital by fraudulently using about 65 patient identities.
The employee, Olivia Ronquilio, was charged by criminal complaint with possession of oxycodone and hydrocodone, which are Schedule II controlled substances, with the intent to distribute the opioid drugs. The hospital’s discovery of a shortage of 10 hydrocodone/acetaminophen tablets was allegedly linked to Ronquilio and led to a further investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), according to a deputy sheriff/DEA task force officer’s affidavit supporting the complaint.
Ronquilio was ultimately charged and convicted in 2018 for using the names of some 65 patients to write 82 fraudulent prescriptions for opiods, about 8,500 pills in all. Ronquilio worked at the hospital pharmacy at the time. She later told investigators that she planned to give the drugs to someone else to distribute them.
Ronquilio was sentenced to 1 year in prison.
Approximate date(s) of the diversion:
03/27/2018
Where the Diversion Occurred:
Tripler Army Medical Center
1 Jarrett White Rd, Honolulu, HI 96859, USA
Type of Healthcare Facility:
Hospital
Person Diverting:
Olivia Ronquilio
Profession of the person diverting:
Pharmacy Technician
Has the incident been reported?
e.g. to local law enforcement, county board of health, state licensure board, and/or federal DEA or FDA authorities?
Yes
To whom has the incident been reported?
Local Law Enforcement, , and/or federal DEA or FDA authorities?
