Ms. Whitehead was hired in May and was the director of the surgery center. She was immediately removed from patient care when Mayo learned of the allegations. A Mayo spokeswoman said after thorough review, the system believes no patients were harmed.
Ms. Whitehead admitted to taking and using the narcotics starting last month and also allegedly confessed to stealing several hundred vials of Benadryl.
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