Former ED Leader at Colorado Hospital Fined $30k for Prescription Drug Fraud

A former emergency department leader at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation and fined $30,000 for prescription drug fraud, according to a Denver Post report.

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Louis Hampers, MD, pleaded guilty to 14 criminal counts related to using false names and falsifying prescriptions to acquire painkillers for personal use. He originally faced more than 600 counts.

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