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Karen Feldner, The former nursing director of a surgery center, was sentenced Thursday for stealing nearly 2,000 vials of fentanyl and even prompting a health scare.

Feldner admitted taking nearly 2,000 vials of fentanyl, a powerful pain medication, from the Mountain Laurel Surgery Center in Honesdale where she worked.

Investigators say Feldner changed how fentanyl was delivered to the surgery center and forged signatures to hide her activity.

Besides stealing vials, detectives say others were tampered with, filled with a saline solution and given to some patients.

That prompted a health scare where some patients were notified and tested. It appears no one was negatively impacted.