Harrison nurse charged with homicide of 2 patients worked at 11 medical facilities in the past 5 years

The Harrison woman charged by state authorities with allegedly killing two patients and injuring a third while she cared for them as a nurse had worked in 11 Western Pennsylvania medical facilities since 2018.

Heather Pressdee, 40, faces the following charges, according to court records: two counts of homicide, one count of attempted murder, one count of aggravated assault, three counts of neglect of a care-dependent person and three counts of reckless endangerment.

Authorities said Pressdee administered insulin to two patients who were not diabetic and one to a noninsulin-dependent diabetic at Quality Life Services nursing facility in Chicora, Butler County. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the charges Thursday.

State records indicate Pressdee was issued a veterinary technician license Aug. 15, 2006. It expired Nov. 30, 2016.

She then earned a graduate registered nurse permit, which was issued July 3, 2018, and expired after a year. Her registered nurse license was issued July 31, 2018, and is set to expire Oct. 31. It was last renewed in August 2021. It is still marked as active on the Pennsylvania Department of State website.

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A criminal complaint filed in the case states that Pressdee was disciplined at each of her former nursing jobs for abusive behavior toward patients or staff, and either resigned or was fired from each facility.

Here are the places she previously worked, according to the complaint:

• October 2018-April 2019: Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Harmarville, Indiana Township

• April 2019-September 2019: Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights, Harrison

• September 2019-January 2020: Platinum Ridge Center for Rehabilitation & Healing, Brackenridge

• February 2020-April 2020: Orchards of Saxonburg, Butler

• April 2020-October 2020: UPMC Passavant, McCandless

• October 2020-April 2021: Concordia at Rebecca Residence, West Deer

• April 2021-February 2022: Guardian Healthcare, operating as Belair Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Lower Burrell

• March 2022-May 2022: Woodhaven Care Center, Monroeville

• May 2022-November 2022: Quality Life Services, Chicora, Butler County

• November 2022-December 2022: Premier Armstrong Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Kittanning

• January 2023-May 2023: Sunnyview Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Butler