Nurse Accused of Taking Fentanyl from Two Hospitals
Nurse Accused of Taking Fentanyl from Two Hospitals
Kansas City nurse charged with tampering with fentanyl. Vials were taken from an ADC and replaced with another liquid, then placed back in their cabinets.
A nurse from Kansas City has been charged in federal court with stealing at least six vials of fentanyl from two hospitals. The nurse was charged with tampering with a consumer product and two charges of fraud and subterfuge in the possession of fentanyl. The vials were allegedly taken from an automatic dispensing cabinet by her. At both hospitals, the nurse allegedly replaced the fentanyl with another liquid and put the vials back in their cabinets, according to prosecutors who charged her following an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
She was indicted by a federal grand jury on four charges; two counts of illegally possessing fentanyl through deception or subterfuge and two counts of tampering with a consumer product.
Prosecutors alleged that from early January into late April, 2020, the nurse used a fingerprint to gain access to automated drug-dispensing cabinets at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park and the AdventHealth Shawnee Mission hospital in Merriam. She took a total of at least six vials of fentanyl, removed the drug from them and replaced the drug with an āalternate liquidā before returning the vials to the medicine cabinets.
Approximate date(s) of the diversion:
01/01/2020
Where the Diversion Occurred:
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
9100 W 74th St, Merriam, KS 66204
Type of Healthcare Facility:
Hospital
Patients were injured. Were they infected, filed lawsuits, or died as a result of this diversion incident?
Did not receive pain medications
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
