10 patients die after nurse replaces fentanyl IVs with tap water at US hospital
Ten patients at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, reportedly died after a nurse allegedly replaced fentanyl intravenous drips with tap water. The hospital officials, suspecting medication theft, alerted the police last month. Conflicting reports from hospital sources mentioned either nine or ten fatalities related to infections.
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