Nurse’s Drug Diversion Leads to Alleged Tap Water Fatalities at Oregon Hospital
MEDFORD, Oregon – A nurse at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Oregon is suspected of tampering with medication, resulting in the deaths of approximately ten patients. The allegations were reported by NBC5, based on information from several anonymous sources. The nurse allegedly substituted medication with tap water as a cover-up for misusing fentanyl, a pain medication. According to NBC5, the use of non-sterile tap water led to Pseudomonas infections in patients who were injected …