Doctor, Nurse Fired After Indiana Hospital Turned Dolton Women Away Minutes Before She Gives Birth

Mother gives birth on side of the road after being sent home from hospital

Mercedes Wells speaks to CNN’s Victor Blackwell about how she was sent home from the hospital while in active labor, and eight minutes later gave birth in her car on the side of the road.

'This Is Unacceptable!': Doctor and Nurse Fired After Black Woman Forced to Give Birth In Truck After Being Kicked Out of Indiana Hospital and Denied Care

A doctor and nurse at an Indiana hospital who allegedly turned away a woman in active labor are no longer employed there, hospital officials confirmed Friday. A now-viral clip shows an Indiana hospital booting a Black woman from the facility while she’s in active labor. While she was being taken to another hospital, she delivered her baby in the car. Mercedes Wells says she walked into Franciscan Hospital in Crown Point just after midnight on Su…

Doctor, nurse fired after Indiana hospital turned Dolton women away minutes before she gives birth

An Indiana hospital fired a doctor and a nurse after the hospital discharged a pregnant woman who minutes later gave birth in her car, the hospital’s president and CEO confirmed.A video of the incident on social media shows Mercedes Wells, who is from Dolton, being wheeled out of the hospital. Family members said hospital staff told the woman to come back later, even though she was in active labor.Wells’ family said on social media she gave birt…

Hell Nah! Pregnant Chicago Woman Sent Away From Indiana Hospital During Labor, Gave Birth Roadside 8 Minutes Later

Source: PuiStocker65 / Getty A horrifying story coming out of Crown Point, Ind., has gone viral online and been met with disgust, outrage, and anger for how a pregnant Black woman was treated by shockingly incompetent hospital staff. According to ABC 7 Chicago, 38-year-old Mercedes Wells was forced to leave Franciscan Health hospital after six hours of enduring agonizing labor pains. When her contractions were just one minute apart, a nurse at t…

Doctor, nurse fired after Indiana hospital turned Dolton women away minutes before she gives birth

An Indiana hospital fired a doctor and a nurse after the hospital discharged a pregnant woman who minutes later gave birth in her car, the hospital’s president and CEO confirmed. A video of the incident on social media shows Mercedes Wells, who is from Dolton, being wheeled out of the hospital. Family members said hospital staff told the woman to come back later, even though she was in active labor. Wells’ family said on social media she gave bi…

Hell Nah! Pregnant Chicago Woman Sent Away From Indiana Hospital During Labor, Gave Birth Roadside 8 Minutes Later

Source: PuiStocker65 / Getty A horrifying story coming out of Crown Point, Ind., has gone viral online and been met with disgust, outrage, and anger for how a pregnant Black woman was treated by shockingly incompetent hospital staff. According to ABC 7 Chicago, 38-year-old Mercedes Wells was forced to leave Franciscan Health hospital after six hours of enduring agonizing labor pains. When her contractions were just one minute apart, a nurse at t…