Hospital nurse stole fentanyl from 133 vials for personal use, Missouri cops say
A University of Missouri Hospital nurse is accused of giving patients their prescribed fentanyl, then stealing what was left over for herself, authorities say.
From January to May, Amanda Woodard would use a syringe to take the remaining fentanyl out of the vials, according to a probable cause statement.
She took 266 milliliters — roughly 18 tablespoons — from 133 partially-used vials at the Columbia hospital, police said.
Woodard, who now lives in Oklahoma, took the fentanyl “for her own personal use,” according to the court documents.
Police did not say how Woodard was caught. It’s unclear what unit she worked in.
Woodard was charged with a felony count of stealing.
A University of Missouri spokesperson said Woodard began working at the health care facility as a contracted agency nurse in November 2024. She was employed by the hospital from May 18 to June 19.
The spokesperson did not comment on the stealing allegations.