Area Nurse Facing More Charges

November 3, 2023 2:48 am

(WPXI) – A local nurse previously charged for allegedly killing two patients and hurting another with intentional doses of insulin is facing more accusations of mistreatment. According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Heather Pressdee, 41, is facing dozens of new charges for allegedly administering lethal doses of insulin to 19 additional patients at five different care facilities between 2020 and 2023. Seventeen patients died under Pressdee’s care, the attorney general said. Some were diabetic and required insulin but some were not. Officials said Pressdee would administer the insulin during overnight shifts when staffing was low. She is accused of mistreating 22 patients in total, including the three involved in the previous charges. The victims were ranged in age from 43 to 104. Pressdee is currently being held in the Butler County Prison. Anyone with information about these incidents or Heather Pressdee is asked to contact the Office of Attorney General’s tip-line at 888-538-8541.