Adams County doctor treated patients while high on cocaine, attorney general alleges
An Adams County doctor was high on cocaine and other drugs when she treated patients, and she prescribed narcotics to patients without having seen them first, according to criminal charges filed Jan. 30 by the state Attorney General's Office.
The doctor's office manager also faces charges for allegedly helping the doctor provide those prescriptions to patients.
Rita Harrison, 60, of the 3700 block of Pine Grove, Biglerville, is a physician employed at Battlewound Healthcare in Adams County. She allegedly saw patients while on a controlled substance, pre-wrote blank prescriptions for patients without a doctor's visit and failed to go to the office when appointments were scheduled, according to an affidavit filed with District Judge Mark Beauchat.
Robin Bridgman, 55, of the 300 block of Bull Valley Road, Aspers, is the office manager at Battlewound Healthcare. She allegedly provided signed prescriptions to patients without Harrison present and would forge Harrison's signature on prescriptions for patients in some cases, the affidavit states.
Read more: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/02/05/adams-county-doctor-treated-patients-while-high-cocaine-attorney-general-alleges/1082998001/