Pennsylvania woman has been accused of selling
heroin from her hospital room while she was
patient in an Intensive Care Unit.
Authorities seized more than 300 bags of
suspected heroin, drug paraphernalia, cash and cell
phones from the room at Excela Health
Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, not far from
Pittsburgh.
The woman was admitted earlier in April for an
unrelated medical issue.
Hospital staff became suspicious after noticing how
many people came to visit her.
"What they noticed last week was an exorbitant
amount of foot traffic happening to a patient's
room.
Not patients coming to stay two hours, but
patients coming to stay two minutes," said Jennifer
Miele, Vice President of Marketing, Excela
Westmoreland Hospital.
"They thought that was really odd so they contacted security at Excela
Westmoreland Hospital."
Police conducted surveillance of the room and sent
in an informant to make a purchase.
Authorities say she kept the drugs inside her purse
and drawers in the room.
She also allegedly injected heroin into her IV
system while in the hospital.
Police are investigating how she got the drugs
inside the facility.
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