Overview

• Autumn Bardisa treated 4,486 patients at AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway between June 2024 and January 2025 despite never holding a valid nursing license.
• She faces 14 felony counts—including seven for unlicensed practice and seven for identity fraud—and is held on a $70,000 bond.
• Hospital officials uncovered her scheme during a January promotion review when a coworker discovered her credential belonged to another nurse and her nursing assistant license had expired.
• The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office led a seven-month investigation with the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that included interviews with the nurse whose identity was stolen.
• No injuries or deaths have been linked to her care and her arraignment is set for September 2 in Flagler County court.