Former worker sues DMC for wrongful termination after alleged rape incident

Lakisha Davis filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Detroit Receiving Hospital and DMC -- citing wrongful termination, retaliation and slander. Davis worked in the hospital's crisis center, where typically only two nurses and one technician were taking care of about 22 patients at a time, she said.

WEDNESDAY NEWS HIT - A woman accused the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) of covering up at least two incidents in which a patient was raped by another patient in the psychiatric department. Then she was fired.

Lakisha Davis of Detroit was a mental health technician at the DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, hired in 2016, but says she was unjustly fired in June 2024 for advocating for patient protection and attempting to report DMC leadership's negligence to authorities after two alleged rape incidents in the hospital's crisis center.

Represented by Attorney Azzam Elder, Davis has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Detroit Receiving Hospital and DMC, citing wrongful termination, retaliation and slander.

According to the lawsuit, a psychiatric patient was raped in April 2024 due to insufficient staffing and poor supervision –and with no substantial changes made to prevent further incidents– another similar assault occurred on June 2, 2024.

During a Tuesday press conference and demonstration held outside the Detroit Receiving Hospital, Davis said she was not working during either incident.

The lawsuit...

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