Oregon Hospital Faces $303M Lawsuit Over Nurse's Alleged Fentanyl Tampering

Patients and families claim negligence after infections linked to replaced medication at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

Eighteen plaintiffs, including nine deceased, are suing the hospital for wrongful death and medical malpractice.
Former nurse Dani Marie Schofield is accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water, causing bacterial infections.
Schofield has been charged with 44 counts of second-degree assault but is not named in the current lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges the hospital failed to prevent drug diversion and monitor medication administration.
The hospital began investigating after a spike in central line infections from July 2022 to July 2023.