CHICAGO (AP) – A former emergency room nurse at Stroger Hospital in Chicago was high on marijuana during at least one shift and took equipment and IV solution from the hospital, according to an investigative report. Cook County Independent Inspector General Patrick Blanchard suggested in his report released last week that the woman be fired and made ineligible for hire elsewhere. A spokeswoman for the hospital says the nurse was dismissed. A statement from Stroger read: “Cook County Health works diligently to create a healing environment that is the safest for our patients. We take any allegations seriously.”
