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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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| Former dental office administrative assistant embezzled $23,000 and obtained fraudulent prescriptions from at least 6 local pharmacies. | 8 E Washington St, North Attleborough, MA 02760 | CVS | November 11, 2021 | View full detail |
| Former dental office administrative assistant embezzled $23,000 and obtained fraudulent prescriptions from at least 6 local pharmacies. | 24 Guild St, Norwood, MA 02062 | New England Dental Specialists | November 11, 2021 | View full detail |
| Ballad Health informed her of a potential exposure that occurred after an early May surgery – the result of an individual who improperly handled controlled substances | 400 N State of Franklin Rd, Johnson City, TN 37604 | Ballad Health - Johnson City Medical Center | November 10, 2021 | View full detail |
| License suspended indefinitely after multiple times diverting at other facilities between 1990 and 2020. | 1755 N Mecklenburg Ave, La Crosse, VA 23950 | Community Memorial Healthcenter | November 10, 2021 | View full detail |
| License suspended indefinitely after multiple times diverting at other facilities between 1990 and 2020. | 8260 Atlee Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 | Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center | November 10, 2021 | View full detail |
| License suspended indefinitely after multiple times diverting at other facilities between 1990 and 2020. | 26181 Parksley Rd, Parksley, VA 23421 | Shore Health and Rehab Center | November 10, 2021 | View full detail |
| Former Renovo nurse is accused of stealing narcotics on at least 63 separate occasions | 1 Hospital Dr, Lewisburg, PA 17837 | Evangelical Community Hospital | November 10, 2021 | View full detail |
| Denver nurse accused of stealing narcotics did not disclose during hiring that she was fired from another facility for misconduct in 2008. | 501 E Hampden Ave, Englewood, CO 80113 | Swedish Medical Center | November 5, 2021 | View full detail |
| Denver nurse accused of stealing narcotics did not disclose during hiring that she was fired from another facility for misconduct in 2008. | 11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228 | St. Anthony Hospital | November 5, 2021 | View full detail |
| The evidence presented at trial established they ran a “pill mill” through which they distributed millions of opioids and other controlled substances throughout 2015 and 2016, where they were the number one prescriber of oxycodone and methadone in Wisconsin. | 2500 N Mayfair Rd suite 325, Wauwatosa, WI 53226 | Clinical Pain Consultants, S.C. | November 5, 2021 | View full detail |
| Court documents allege he stole medications and then falsified records to conceal those thefts. He faces a maximum penalty of four years in prison. | 600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA 23507 | Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | November 5, 2021 | View full detail |
| Tampa pharmacy bought nearly 30 times more hydromorphone than the average Florida pharmacy. A third of the prescriptions were written by the same person. | 7830 Gunn Hwy, Tampa, FL 33626, USA | WeCare Pharmacy | November 5, 2021 | View full detail |
| Iowa nurse punctured vials of hydromorphone and refilled them with a saline solution using her fingerprint to access a dispensing machine. | Marion, Iowa | Unknown Home Health Location | November 5, 2021 | View full detail |
| Iowa nurse punctured vials of hydromorphone and refilled them with a saline solution using her fingerprint to access a dispensing machine. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Unknown Hospital | November 5, 2021 | View full detail |
| Saint Francis employed a Missouri physician who wrote prescriptions for controlled substances without legitimate medical purposes and outside the usual course of professional practice | 211 St Francis Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703, USA | Saint Francis Medical Center | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| Florida nurse's license was placed under emergency restrictions by the Florida Department of Health. | 1270 Turner St, Clearwater, FL 33756 | Clearwater Central | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| Florida nurse's license was placed under emergency restrictions by the Florida Department of Health. | Largo 200 16th Ave SE, Largo, FL 33771 | Palm Garden of Pinellas | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| Nurse accused of stealing meds from patients at senior living home, including fentanyl patches and medications for blood pressure, cholesterol, and dementia. | 3385 Trickum Rd, Woodstock, GA 30188 | Benton House of Woodstock | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| A licensed practical nurse who worked in two Iowa nursing homes used her patients' identities to obtain medicines. | 2950 W Shaulis Rd, Waterloo, IA 50701 | Harmony House Health Care Center | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| A licensed practical nurse who worked in two Iowa nursing homes used her patients' identities to obtain medicines. | Cedar Falls, IA | Unnamed Nursing Home | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| Nurse fired from three different home health agencies for stealing patients drugs, and sentenced to 18 months in prison. | 5320 W 23rd St Suite #130, St Louis Park, MN 55416 | Lifespark | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| Nurse fired from three different home health agencies for stealing patients drugs, and sentenced to 18 months in prison. | 8590 Edinburgh Centre Dr, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 | Hennepin Home Health Care | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| Nurse fired from three different home health agencies for stealing patients drugs, and sentenced to 18 months in prison. | 2257 Louisiana Ave S, St. Louis Park, MN 55426, USA | Around the Clock Home Health Care | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| Tennessee pharmacist’s license placed on probation and fined $1600 for failing to maintain accurate records and control over controlled substances. | 609 E Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN 37643 | Lingerfelt Drug Center | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
| A Tennessee doctor has been reprimanded for removing five doses of the coronavirus vaccine without authorization and giving them to family and a friend, officials said. | 940 Early Maxwell Blvd, Memphis, TN 38104, USA | Shelby County Health Department's Pipken Building | October 28, 2021 | View full detail |
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