Angela Kearse, 58, has pleaded guilty to stealing over $60,000 worth of robotic surgical arms from St. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside, where she worked, according to court records. Hospital staff noticed the missing equipment during late-December inventory checks, with photos from Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 showing a significant drop in inventory. Kearse entered her guilty plea on Jan. 29 and is scheduled for sentencing on March 5.
Where the parts came from
The stolen equipment was tracked back to Ascension St. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside, listed at 4201 Belfort Road in Jacksonville’s Southside medical corridor. The Southside campus is part of the broader Ascension St. Vincent’s network, which operates additional facilities in the area. The…..