Nurse Allegedly Involved with Missing Drugs at Concord Hospital Arrested

A traveler nurse who worked at Concord Hospital earlier this year has been arrested after an investigation into her documented administration of narcotics, according to a press statement for the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.

Kerry L. Bridges, of Warren, Maine, was arrested on June 12, 2015, and charged with three counts of possession of a controlled drug, all felonies.

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According to a statement, investigators alleged that Bridges possessed and/or diverted hydromorphone (dilaudid) and morphine during her time at the hospital.

“Bridges, while working as a licensed registered nurse, diverted controlled drugs, documented administration of narcotics without a doctor’s orders, and had missing or unaccounted for narcotics,” according to Karin Eckel, an assistant Attorney General and the director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. ”During the time she worked at Concord Hospital, Bridges was there as a traveling nurse from the State of Maine.”

Bridges worked at the hospital from late March until May 1. Her license to practice was suspended last month. The investigation was conducted by the Concord Police Department at NH AG after hospital staffers became concerned with Bridges’ audit review.

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