Overview
- Franciscan Health Crown Point CEO Raymond Grady said the physician and nurse involved in Mercedes Wells’ care are no longer employed and issued a public apology.
- Grady announced mandatory cultural competency training for labor and delivery staff and a new rule requiring a physician to examine any pregnant patient before discharge.
- According to the family, Wells spent about six hours at the hospital, her water broke before discharge, she never saw a doctor, and her daughter Alena was delivered in the family’s truck eight minutes later.
- Hospital leaders say they have reached out to the family, while Leon Wells and their attorney report they have not yet heard from Franciscan and are seeking a meeting.
- Mother and baby later received care at Community Hospital in Munster and are doing well, as the investigation and calls for broader accountability continue.