In September, Christopher Kaphaem pleaded guilty to 19 felony counts in connection to the injuries, including child abuse, child neglect and patient abuse. He was sentenced Feb. 20.
UnityPoint-Meriter notified authorities about a string of unexplained injuries in its NICU in February 2018. The NICU injuries ranged from bruising on limbs to a fractured arm and skull, according to a 2018 CMS investigation.
A police investigation identified Mr. Kaphaem as a common denominator in all the cases.
Mr. Kaphaem no longer works at UnityPoint-Meriter, and his nursing license was suspended by the state nursing board in March 2018.
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