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Most providers administer medications responsibly. But a growing number of providers are diverting drugs for personal use or re-sale.
It is estimated that more than 10% of all healthcare workers will steal opioids and other substances from patients and hospitals at some point in their career. It’s happening in all hospitals, in every town.
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| Summary of Diversion Incident | Address of Incident | Facility | Updated | |
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| Nurse Pleads Guilty To Tampering With Pain Medication, Sentenced to 12 months in Prison | 1011 14th Ave NW, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA | Mercy Hospital in Ardmore, Oklahoma | April 22, 2024 | View full detail |
| Anesthesiologist convicted of tampering with IV bags linked to coworker’s death and other emergencies | 12230 Coit Rd suite 200, Dallas, TX 75251, USA | Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas | April 22, 2024 | View full detail |
| Arkansas nurse self-reports diverting and consuming hydrocodone from her employer. | 200 Northport Dr, Cabot, AR 72023 | Cabot Health and Rehab | April 15, 2024 | View full detail |
| Licensed nurse in Mississippi and Arkansas surrenders license after admitting to ordering over 1,000 Xanax pills. | Mississippi, USA | April 15, 2024 | View full detail | |
| Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Pain Medication from at Least 50 New Mothers | 3421 W 9th St, Waterloo, IA 50702, USA | MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center | April 2, 2024 | View full detail |
| Pharmacy owner and telemedicine service defrauded pharmacy benefit managers into authorizing claims that insurers paid to pharmacies they controlled. | 10674 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77042 | Zoetic Pharmacy | March 26, 2024 | View full detail |
| At least 2 patients killed after Nurse Replaced Fentanyl in IV bags with Unsterile Tap Water. Hospital and nurse named in $11 million personal injury lawsuit. | 2825 E Barnett Rd, Medford, OR 97504, USA | Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center | March 22, 2024 | View full detail |
| Nurse who stole morphine from dying patient sentenced to 4 years in prison. | 413 Sunset St, Clifton, TX 76634, USA | Clifton Lutheran Sunset Ministries (CLSM) | January 15, 2024 | View full detail |
| Pharmacy owner sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay 9 million dollars following his guilty plea to wire fraud and money laundering. | 15580 Middlebelt Rd, Livonia, MI 48154, USA | Med Pro Pharmacy | January 14, 2024 | View full detail |
| Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion from Boston-Area Hospital | 41 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, USA | Lahey Hospital & Medical Center | November 16, 2023 | View full detail |
| Veteran’s Affairs Respiratory Therapist charged with stealing COVID-19 related medical supplies and selling them on eBay | 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108 | Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System | October 20, 2023 | View full detail |
| A Former Employee of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Charged with Stealing More Than $8.2 Million Worth of HIV Medication from the pharmacy of the East Orange VA Medical Center. | 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, NJ 07018 | East Orange Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center | October 20, 2023 | View full detail |
| Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Drugs from VA | 1700 N Wheeling St, Aurora, CO 80045 | Denver Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System | October 20, 2023 | View full detail |
| Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Drugs from Providence VA | 830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908 | Providence Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center | October 20, 2023 | View full detail |
| Pharmacy supervisor is suspected of stealing more than 24,000 painkillers and 25 vials of testosterone over five years. | 500 Foothill Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84148 | George Wahlen Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System | October 20, 2023 | View full detail |
| Nurse Diverted from Two Facilities, Including VA. Sentenced to 14 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver. | 1700 N Wheeling St, Aurora, CO 80045 | Denver Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System | October 20, 2023 | View full detail |
| Nurse Diverted from Two Facilities, Sentenced to four months in prison after she pleaded guilty. | 1600 23rd Ave, Greeley, CO 80634 | North Colorado Medical Center | October 20, 2023 | View full detail |
| 1801 16th St, Greeley, CO 80631 | North Colorado Medical Center | October 20, 2023 | View full detail | |
| Doctor's medical license suspended and DEA registration revoked after prescribing controlled substances for patients and himself without a legitimate purpose. | 16514 106th Ct, Orland Park, IL 60467, USA | Pain Treatment Centers of Illinois | October 16, 2023 | View full detail |
| Texas authorities uncovered an alleged prescription fraud case involving a hospital nurse and his mother. Both individuals face charges of fraudulent intent to obtain controlled substances. | Wichita Falls, TX, USA | Baptist Health | October 7, 2023 | View full detail |
| Ohio physician pleads guilty to 31 counts of illegally prescribing opioids, distributing controlled substances, and committing healthcare fraud. | 1250 Youngstown Warren Rd # A, Niles, OH 44446 | Sutton Jeffrey B DO | September 24, 2023 | View full detail |
| Florida pharmaceutical president pleads guilty to using a manufacturing facility and employees to produce more than 500,000 pints of counterfeit cough syrup. | 10863 Rockley Rd, Houston, TX 77099, USA | Woodfield Pharmaceutical LLC | September 19, 2023 | View full detail |
| Michigan Doctor Indicted on 37 counts of illegal distribution of prescription drugs. | 718 N Macomb St, Monroe, MI 48162, USA | September 19, 2023 | View full detail | |
| Former Licensed Registered Nurse Sentenced to 15 Months for Product Tampering | 3400 E Racine St, Janesville, WI 53546, USA | SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Janesville | September 18, 2023 | View full detail |
| Registered nurse in a South Dakota hospital tampered with fentanyl vials meant for patients and replaced them with another liquid. | Chamberlain, South Dakota | September 18, 2023 | View full detail |
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