An anesthetist was arrested on Friday, accused of having stolen controlled medications from the Bernardo Houssay Hospitalin the Buenos Aires party of Vicente López. The investigation originated after an episode that occurred on February 12when shortages were detected in the health center’s pharmacy.
According to the case, The professional showed up at the hospital with an apocryphal prescription and managed to remove two bottles of fentanyl and one of midazolam, another anesthetic similar to propofol..
The maneuver was revealed when the authorities verified that The patient recorded on the form was neither treated nor admitted to the main public medical institution of Vicente López..
The situation was also reconstructed based on the analysis of the hospital’s security cameras, which allowed the doctor to be identified and the judicial investigation to move forward. With these elements, the Justice ordered the search of his home and his subsequent arrest.
During the operation, The investigators found medicines for hospital use belonging to other health centers, a finding that reinforced the suspicion that these were repeated thefts..
The authorities clarified that the anesthetist is not part of the municipal staff of the Houssay Hospital and that she provided services externally through the Association of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Resuscitation of Buenos Aires (Aaarba), the entity in charge of assigning these specialists.
The suspect, reportedly identified as Florencia Amaya, will be investigated today by prosecutor Marcela Semeriahead of the decentralized Functional Instruction and Trial Unit (UFIyJ) No. 15 of Vicente López-Munro, of the San Isidro Judicial Department.
