A woman was arrested on suspicion of treating thousands patients at a Tyson Foods in-house clinic without having a nursing license.
According to a report from NewsChannel5, Bobbie Gail Blair had worked at the clinic at the company’s poultry plant in Shelbyville, Tennessee, since 2007. The news outlet also identified Blair as the wife of the plant manager.
Blair has been charged with 10 counts of impersonation of a medical professional and two counts of identity theft. She was arrested on February 25 and has since been released on a $10,000 bond.
A spokesperson for Tyson Foods provided WATT Global Media with the following statement on the situation: “We take this issue very seriously. While we don't comment on active criminal matters, as soon as law enforcement reached out, we fully cooperated.”
Blair allegedly graduated from the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology in McMinnville in 2007, an investigating officer said. However, records from the Tennessee Board of Nursing showed Blair did not pass the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) on two occasions in 2007, and she allegedly has not taken the test since that time.
The investigation revealed that Blair was allegedly using a false license with a number of two official Tennessee LPNs, but it is not known who forged that document.
It is estimated that Blair treated approximately 15,000 patients at the clinic since becoming employed there.
