A western Iowa mental health professional was fired from a hospital last year after being accused of twice showing up for work drunk.
State records indicate Cally Evans, 38, was working last year as a hospital’s mental health technician and was employed by Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System, which has operated hospitals in both Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska.
According to state records, Evans was working in an Alegent hospital on Nov. 11, 2025, when a shift supervisor detected the smell of alcohol on her breath and observed she had a flushed face, bloodshot eyes, and had difficulty standing upright. She was taken to the emergency room of the hospital where she allegedly admitted she was under the influence of alcohol and was given a written warning…