
McCreary fled into a nearby wooded area when police arrived. Friday received a domestic violence report from the 1300 block of South L Street. The city is about an hourlong drive northeast of downtown Indianapolis.Įlwood police just before 3 p.m. Friday in the Madison County city of 8,400 people. The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday also released police bodycams’ footage of the incident that happened about 6:30 p.m. (WISH) - A Noblesville man has been charged with burglary and criminal confinement, and the county prosecutor on Tuesday cleared the police officer who shot the domestic battery suspect of any wrongdoing.ĭakota McCreary, 26, also faces charges of domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury and theft, the prosecutor says.Īn officer on Friday night shot McCreary after he pointed a lighter designed to look like a handgun at police who’d been searching for him after a domestic violence report earlier in the day in Elwood. “Together, we will put this pandemic behind us so that we can continue to focus on meeting the needs of those who come to us for care.”Ĭopyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.ELWOOD, Ind. The policy covers associates who are employed by its partners, physicians and advanced practice providers, and any volunteers and vendors who visit the health system’s facilities.īut Ascension noted there is a process in place for exemptions based on medical conditions, religious beliefs and collective bargaining agreements reached between the health system and unions who represent its associates. The health system said the new policy applies to all associates, no matter if they provide direct patient care or not, or whether they work at one of its facilities or remotely.

But we must do more to overcome this pandemic as we provider safe environments for those we serve,” Ascension’s statement says. “Tens of thousands of Ascension associates have already been vaccinated with the available vaccines, as have millions of people across the country and the world. On Monday, the Mayo Clinic, American Medical Association and dozens of other health care organizations called for health care providers to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory among their employees, citing a surge in infections, hospitalizations and deaths linked to the highly transmissible delta variant, which has quickly become the dominant strain of COVID-19. 12, around the same time it requires annual flu shots. The goal, Ascension says, is to have its associates fully vaccinated by Nov. “As a healthcare provider and as a Catholic ministry, ensuring we have a culture of safety for our associates, patients and communities is foundational to our work.”

This decision is rooted in our Mission commitment to leading with quality and safety,” the statement says.

“Ascension conducted a thorough moral and ethical analysis as part of the decision-making process. Vincent’s in Riverside and Clay County posted the new policy on its website, saying the change is based on its obligation to protect its patients, employees and the communities they serve. – Joining a growing number of health systems, Ascension announced Tuesday that it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for its associates, whether they care for patients or not.
