Dr. William Husel murder trial: Livestream and updates for March 8, 2022

The trial of Dr. William Husel is being livestreamed each day on NBC4i.com and the NBC4 app. 3 p.m. update: Proceedings have ended for the day and are expected to resume Wednesday at 9 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Three former attending physicians at Mount Carmel West hospital took the stand Tuesday in the murder trial of Dr. William Husel.

Husel, 46, is facing murder charges in the deaths of 14 ICU patients who were under his care at the former Mount Carmel West from 2015 to 2018. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Tuesday morning, Dr. Genevieve Dekiel, a hospitalist with Columbus Inpatient Care that services Mount Carmel hospitals, was called to the stand by the prosecution. Assistant prosecutor Corrine Buker questioned Dekiel about a “discharge summary” which she has to complete for patients who are admitted to the hospital when they leave– dead or alive.

Buker specifically questioned Dekiel about the discharge summary she wrote on one of Husel’s alleged victims Jeremia “Sue” Hodge. Husel defense attorney Jaime Lapidus followed up with more questions on Hodge.

Dr. Rohit Chand, a hospitalist with Columbus Inpatient Care that services Mount Carmel hospitals, was also questioned on the circumstances surrounding Brandy McDonald’s care, one of Husel’s alleged victims.

Chand was also asked about a discharge summary pertaining to McDonald.

Daniel D. Baker IV, the Chief Forensics Toxicologist at the Franklin County Coroners Office, was asked about a toxicology report he did on Ryan Hayes, one of Husel’s alleged victims.

After Tuesday’s lunch break, Mount Carmel attending physician through Columbus Inpatient Care Dr. Tom Brady testified. Brady stated he was an attending physician at Mount Carmel West during the years Husel is accused of murdering patients with overdoes of medication.

Brady answered questions from the prosecution and defense about Bonnie Austin, one of Husel’s alleged victims. Brady is the attending physician who wrote and signed her discharge summary.

Monday testimony summary:

Dr. Dan Roth, chief clinical officer of Mount Carmel’s parent organization Trinity Health, returned to the stand Monday, continuing his testimony which started last Thursday.

Following Roth’s testimony, Dr. David Ralston took the witness stand.

Ralston, who has served as an ICU, pulmonary and sleep physician at Mount Carmel since 1997, spoke about the process of removing a patient from a ventilator and the types of medication administered to critically ill patients, including Versed and Midazolam to numb their sense of pain, he said.

During cross-examination, Husel defense attorney Diane Menashe questioned Ralson about how many times he was interviewed by Columbus Police and the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office and specific topics they discussed during those interviews.

Menashe also questioned Ralston about the “compassionate extubation order set” and when it was used at Mount Carmel West.

Attorneys have said they expect the trial to last up to eight weeks.

Here are some of the individuals who may appear during the proceedings:

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