There are many horrific problems around the world today. Here at home a problem you hear about often but don’t realize how rampant it is, is identity theft. From people stealing your mail to accessing your computer, your identity and your financial well-being is at risk. Now comes the news out of Denver, Colorado that your identity can be stolen even while you are under general anesthesia.

Identities Stolen at Hospital

A nurse working for a staffing company has been arrested on charges of stealing the identity of patients at several Denver hospitals. The 30-year-old nurse, Cannon Tubb, was arrested on a fugitive warrant in Texas.

Tubb worked for a now-defunct nurse staffing agency that placed him at different hospitals in the area.

Prosecutors have filed 90 charges including attempted theft, identity theft and theft of medical records. The charges are tied to Tubb's work at Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton and St. Anthony North in Westminster, a Centura Health-owned facility. Tubb also worked at two additional Centura hospitals, St. Anthony Central in Denver and Porter Adventist Hospital in Englewood.

This could pose a serious problem as hospitals have not been targeted for identity theft in the past. The executives at each of these hospitals as well as many of the major medical chain hospitals like Mercy are working toward ensuring their patients’ identity remains safe!