State allowed drug-stealing nurse to keep practicing
A drug-addicted nurse caught stealing medications twice is allowed to keep her license for nearly four years.
WILLIAMS BAY, Wis. - A drug-addicted nurse is caught stealing pain pills meant for patients first in Beloit, then in Williams Bay. Nearly four years later, we found her still working (and still fully licensed) at a nursing home in Janesville. Now, the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) is proposing changes because of what the FOX6 Investigators uncovered.
For nearly a year, health care workers across the state have been greeted at work by signs that remind them they are the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. They risk their lives to treat patients infected with a potentially deadly virus. But like those in any line of work, nurses sometimes battle another demon substance abuse and that can put patients at risk.
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Vaccine surplus at two Rock County hospitals allows more than 100 first responders to get shots
December 30, 2020 7:14 PM Adam Duxter
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JANESVILLE, Wis. – More than 100 first responders were able to get the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations after two major healthcare facilities were left with extras.
The City of Beloit Fire Department said nearly two dozen firefighters got the shot after they got a call from Beloit Health Systems.
“We were getting contacted saying ‘Hey, can you send some staff up if you have some that are interested?’,” said Dep. Chief Joe Murray. “That’s been the process.”
Beloit Health Systems said they were left with extras of the Moderna vaccination after vaccinating frontline staff.
Many children in the Stateline Area will be able to snuggle up with a good book this holiday season thanks to the generosity those who helped may the Beloit Daily News Books For Kids campaign a success once again.
The book drive ended Thursday and Daily News staff delivered more than 2,000 books to the Salvation Army, which in turn will distribute them to children and families in the area.
Even with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, book collection sites in Beloit and Roscoe filled up, thanks to the generosity of the people of the Stateline Area.
People dug through their book shelves and closets to donate used books, in good condition, so that children who may not get a lot of presents this holiday season can enjoy a good book on Christmas morning.