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An Indiana mother was turned away by hospital staff as she sought help while actively in labor

The doctor and nurse involved have since been terminated, Franciscan Health Crown Point President and CEO Raymond Grady told PEOPLE

“We failed to listen to Mrs. Wells’ concerns,” the CEO said of the incident

A doctor and nurse at an Indiana hospital who allegedly turned a woman away while she was actively in labor are no longer employed with the facility, hospital officials announced.

“The physician and the nurse directly involved with Mrs. Wells’ care are no longer employed by Franciscan,” Franciscan Health Crown Point President and CEO Raymond Grady told PEOPLE in a statement on Friday, Nov. 21.

On Nov. 16, Mercedes Wells and her husband, Leon, arrived at the Franciscan Healt

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