Nurse stole opioid pills from hospice patient in Pennsylvania to use herself, feds say
A former nurse has been sentenced after pleading guilty to stealing opioid pills prescribed to a hospice patient in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced in a May 23 news release.
Dana Aldinger, 55, permanently gave up her nursing license in her plea deal after prosecutors said she stole and diverted Oxycodone pills.
A lawyer for Aldinger did not immediately respond to a request for comment from McClatchy News.
The former nurse and administrator for a senior care facility in York diverted pills from a Medicare hospice patient during August 2019, the release said.
Aldinger took at least 15 Oxycodone pills “for her own personal use,” according to court documents.
Oxycodone is a strong painkiller and has a “high potential for causing addiction” in some people.
Aldinger was sentenced to one year of probation and a $525 fine for theft in connection to health care, prosecutors said.
York is about 26 miles south of Harrisburg.
This story was originally published May 23, 2022 at 4:08 PM with the headline "Nurse stole opioid pills from hospice patient in Pennsylvania to use herself, feds say."
