U.S. nurse accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water in US$303M lawsuit
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 8:28 pm
U.S. nurse accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water in US$303M lawsuit
Read more here: https://globalnews.ca/news/10732192/nur ... l-lawsuit/
A massive US$303-million lawsuit has been filed against an Oregon hospital, claiming that a nurse employed there stole prescription fentanyl and replaced it with non-sterile tap water in intravenous drips, causing several people to die from bacterial infections.
The suit represents 18 plaintiffs: nine living patients, as well as the estates of nine patients who died after receiving care from the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore. The plaintiffs allege that the hospital was negligent and failed to monitor medication administration procedures and prevent drug diversion by their employees, among other claims.
The nurse at the centre of the scandal is Dani Marie Schofield, 36, who was arrested in June and charged with 44 counts of second-degree assault. Police began investigating Schofield in December last year after the hospital noticed a troubling spike in central line infections between July 2022 and July 2023.
Read more here: https://globalnews.ca/news/10732192/nur ... l-lawsuit/
A massive US$303-million lawsuit has been filed against an Oregon hospital, claiming that a nurse employed there stole prescription fentanyl and replaced it with non-sterile tap water in intravenous drips, causing several people to die from bacterial infections.
The suit represents 18 plaintiffs: nine living patients, as well as the estates of nine patients who died after receiving care from the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore. The plaintiffs allege that the hospital was negligent and failed to monitor medication administration procedures and prevent drug diversion by their employees, among other claims.
The nurse at the centre of the scandal is Dani Marie Schofield, 36, who was arrested in June and charged with 44 counts of second-degree assault. Police began investigating Schofield in December last year after the hospital noticed a troubling spike in central line infections between July 2022 and July 2023.