Five patients sue NV hospital over alleged molestation by nurse
Hospital Safety Connection, September 12, 2003
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Five patients sued Carson-Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, NV, claiming they were molested while under the care of an emergency room nurse, the Associated Press reports.
The suit accuses the hospital of negligence and malpractice, and seeks unspecified damages of more than $10,000. A hospital spokesperson declined comment.
The women were under the care of Jason Laurie, who the hospital no longer employs. Laurie, 29, awaits a March 8 trial in Carson District Court after pleading innocent to 10 counts of drugging and molesting seven patients.
Laurie, who was arrested in February, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts but sentencing was postponed on those charges until after the trial.
The lawsuit alleges Laurie gave the women "cocktails of controlled substances" before he molested them and that the hospital failed to ensure the safety of its patients. The hospital also failed to conduct a review to ensure its medications are properly dispensed and failed to thoroughly investigate the alleged assaults, the suit claims.
Laurie was arrested after two female patients complained a nurse sexually violated them while under sedation. Sheriff's investigators said Laurie was questioned when he arrived for work and confessed to violating both women. The hospital fired him after the arrest.
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