US Edition'We Failed to Listen': Hospital Fires Doctor, Nurse After Chicago Mother Gives Birth Along Roadway Following Premature Discharge
Hospital fired the doctor and nurse involved and will require physician exams before discharge after a Chicago mother gave birth eight minutes post-discharge in a vehicle.
- Earlier this week, Mercedes Wells says she was discharged from Franciscan Health Crown Point while in active labor after nearly six hours, and her husband delivered their baby eight minutes into the trip to Community Hospital in Munster.
- Nurses said Wells was not progressing and discharged her despite contractions one minute apart and no physician visit, while the family said staff cited "doctor's orders" and believed race influenced treatment.
- Videos posted by Leon Wells show Mercedes Wells being wheeled out and holding newborn Alena, who is doing well Tuesday, while Mercedes said `I was stripped of my dignity. As a person, I was treated less than an animal` and `I was scared`.
- Franciscan Health announced Friday that the physician and nurse involved are no longer employed, and Raymond Grady mandated cultural competency training and physician exams before discharge.
- The episode has reignited debate about maternal racism and safety, with the CDC noting Black women are at least three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes; U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly will hold a press conference with the Wells family next week to propose legislation.
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Accountability: Doctor And Nurse Fired After Kicking Black Woman Out Of Hospital During Labor
Source: © Viktor Kintop / Getty We love the smell of chickens coming home to roost in the morning. Last week, BOSSIP reported on a harrowing experience that 38-year-old Mercedes Wells suffered at the hands of the egregiously inept staff at Franciscan Health Crown Point hospital in Indiana. Wells and her husband Leon came to the facility to have their daughter delivered only to be kicked out by a nurse who essentially denied that Wells was actua…
'We failed to listen': Hospital fires doctor, nurse after Chicago mother gives birth along roadway following premature discharge
A Chicago mother gave birth to her fourth child on the side of the road after being prematurely discharged from Franciscan Health Crown Point, leading to the firing of the medical personnel responsible and the implementation of new policies regarding pregnant patients.
Staff who attended to Chicago mother discharged before giving birth in car fired: hospital
The doctor and nurse who attended to a Chicago mother who was discharged from a northwest Indiana hospital shortly before giving birth earlier this week are no longer with that hospital, the Franciscan Health Crown Point president and CEO said Friday.
'We failed to listen': Hospital fires doctor, nurse after Chicago mother gives birth along roadway following premature discharge
A Chicago mother gave birth to her fourth child on the side of the road after being prematurely discharged from Franciscan Health Crown Point, leading to the firing of the medical personnel responsible and the implementation of new policies regarding pregnant patients.
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