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A woman faces multiple counts of theft of a controlled substance and related charges after arrest warrants accused her of stealing the medications while working as a registered nurse for Spartanburg Regional Health system.
In total, P. Bright faces 25 charges.
The warrants accuse Bright of taking out more painkillers than she administered, or more than she had documented as being administered, to patients at the hospital.
The offenses reportedly took place between May and July of this year.
DHEC’s Bureau of Drug Control investigated and filed the charges. Bright, 45, was booked into the Spatanburg County Detention Center on Tuesday.
Spartanburg Regional Health System released this statement on the arrest:
“Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System asked the Department of Health and Environmental Control to begin an investigation at Spartanburg Medical Center on June 30. Due to this investigation, Penny Bright, a registered nurse, was terminated on July 7.
Spartanburg Regional takes this matter very seriously and cooperated with authorities in their investigation.”