Police say a nurse at a New York City hospital faces charges for stealing a credit card of a former Covid-19 patient who was hospitalized, which the patient’s daughter says was used for gasoline and groceries.
Danielle Conti, 43, has been charged with grand larceny, petty larceny and criminal possession of stolen property after ringing up charges on two of Anthony Catapano’s credit cards while he was hospitalized at Staten Island University Hospital with coronavirus, according to the New York Police Department.
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I'm actually surprised this doesn't happen more often. Not among nurses, but among lower paid staff. I guess that speaks to the general honesty of people.
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It does happen more often, even amongst nurses.
DeleteIt's one of the reasons you don't see billing records until 3-4 weeks after your hospital visits, so you can't really see that all the meds you were supposed to get, and were charged for, you didn't actually get.
And outright stealing of personal property? Never let a person go into the hospital alone. Leave all valuables at home. Don't, if visiting, leave any valuables in the room if you step out.
Trust no one.
You couldn't have said it better Beans, I have witnessed "esteemed" doctors steal from patients and staff members.
DeleteWell thanks for bursting my bubble. I guess the old adage holds: If it doesn't make the news, it didn't happen.
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