This morning I got this letter from Lyn Hill, Vice President for Communication and External Affairs at Methodist Hospital, about my story, Hyperactive Drug Ring at Methodist Hospital:

We don’t normally respond to articles printed in the New York Post but because several blogs have—without calling the public relations office at New York Methodist Hospital (NYM) to verify their facts— reprinted or even embellished a recent story about the arrest of a young woman on drug charges, I am taking this opportunity to set the record straight.

New York Methodist Hospital did not serve as the “headquarters” of a prescription drug ring. None of the prescription drugs referred to in the story came from NYM’s pharmacy and the Post story states that the drugs were sold over the Internet.

The Hospital worked with the DEA prior to the arrest of the resident physician who wrote prescriptions for the drugs (which took place months ago), and he is no longer employed by the Hospital.

The young woman who was recently arrested had no connection with New York Methodist Hospital.

Lyn S. Hill
Vice President for Communication and External Affairs
New York Methodist Hospital