CRESTON, Iowa — A former Greater Regional Health employee in Creston is charged with stealing medications. KCCI-TV reports 47-year-old Brian Gutmann, of Creston, worked at the Greater Regional Health center as a nurse anesthetist. Court records show Gutmann is accused of stealing Fentanyl, Dilaudid and Morphine.

According to investigators, he pulled the medications in a patient’s name, administered some of them, and kept the rest for himself. Kayla Hoffman, director of marketing communications for Greater Regional Health, said in a statement to KCCI:

“Greater Regional Health is aware of the charges. These are the unfortunate actions of a former employee. As an organization, we cooperated with investigating agencies to ensure patient care and safety were never at risk. The agencies validated no patients were harmed or at risk from the findings of this investigation. Actions moving forward are under the direction of charging agencies.”