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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Iowa nursing home worker admitted stealing a resident’s painkillers, saying the stress of patient death during COVID-19 contributed to her use of drugs. | 600 Park Ln, Waterloo, IA 50702 | Friendship Village Retirement Community | September 18, 2023 | View full detail |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital 401 15th Ave SE Puyallup, WA 98372 | MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | September 10, 2023 | View full detail | |
| A registered nurse pled guilty to tampering with vials and syringes of injectable hydromorphone at the Detroit hospital where she worked. | 6071 Outer Dr W, Detroit, MI 48235 | DMC Sinai Grace Hospital | July 4, 2023 | View full detail |
| More than 7½ gallons of fentanyl solution from New Hampshire Intensive Care Unit had gone unaccounted for, much of which was stolen by the nurse. | 580 Court St, Keene, NH 03431, USA | Cheshire Medical Center | July 4, 2023 | View full detail |
| Chief flight nurse for the Florida Keys Trauma Star helicopter suspended following “discrepancies” found in the air ambulance’s controlled substance logs. | 10600 Aviation Blvd Marathon, FL 33050 | Florida Keys Trauma Star | June 15, 2023 | View full detail |
| Arkansas nurse on a traveling contract assignment in Missouri voluntarily surrenders license after being caught with stolen Fentanyl. | 1 Hospital Dr, Columbia, MO 65212 | University of Missouri Hospital | May 31, 2023 | View full detail |
| Arkansas nurse voluntarily surrenders license after reviews of medical records uncover diversion of controlled substances at two separate facilities. | 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72205 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | May 4, 2023 | View full detail |
| Arkansas nurse voluntarily surrenders license after reviews of medical records uncover diversion of controlled substances at two separate facilities. | 2 St Vincent Cir, Little Rock, AR 72205 | St. Vincent Infirmary | May 4, 2023 | View full detail |
| Former nurse at Pennsylvania medical center accused of falsifying records to acquire morphine for personal use rather than administering it to patients. | 1800 E Park Ave, State College, PA 16803 | Mount Nittany Medical Center | May 4, 2023 | View full detail |
| Arkansas nurse surrenders license due to unsafe practice from substance use and controlled substance diversion. | Arkansas | May 1, 2023 | View full detail |