Man impersonates nurse, responds to emergencies at Pittsburgh hospital

PITTSBURGH — A man is accused of impersonating a nurse and responding to emergencies Tuesday at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, police said.

Hospital staff reported shortly before 2 a.m. that several members of the Rapid Response Team were suspicious of a man who was responding to codes, according to a criminal complaint.

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Kaywood Jones was wearing light blue scrubs, the same color worn by registered nurses at the hospital, the complaint said.

The Rapid Response Team director told police he witnessed Jones impersonating and identifying himself as a registered nurse.

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Jones, 23, was found in the hospital’s cafeteria without identification. He told police he worked for a company called Visiting Angels, which was determined not to be true, the complaint said.

He gave police a fake name when they arrested him. His brother, Kyle, says it was his name.

"He used to contact me every day," Kyle Jones told Channel 11. "He used to be on video every day on Facebook inside the hospital. He had his own office and everything. So I don't really understand what happened."

UPMC released the following statement:

"While responding to a patient with urgent needs, hospital staff spotted a person attempting to assist who was not wearing a hospital ID and who was wearing scrubs that do not match our uniform. We reported this to police, had him arrested, and police are now handling the matter."

Kaywood Jones is facing charges for impersonation, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.

"He's been acting like this for a couple of years. He's done some very strange things," said Kyle Jones, who said his brother had worked in home health care in the past.

Community members like Mike McNabb were shocked to learn of the incident.

“I've been there a couple times, so that's kind of worrisome, I guess, if someone could get in there and do it that easily, but I'm glad they caught him,” McNabb, a student, said.

11 Investigates learned that Jones currently has three active warrants for him from Beaver County that include theft, forgery and drug possession with intent to deliver. We also found out that Jones served jail time for the theft and assault.

Kyle Jones said he thinks the warrants made his brother give police a false name.

"That's not Kyle Jones," he said. "I'm a working man. Don't be slandering me, because I'm doing the right thing."

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