New scandal at the St. Pöltner University Hospital: Doctors under suspicion of corruption!

New scandal at the St. Pöltner University Hospital: Doctors under suspicion of corruption!

Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten, Österreich - At the St. Pölten University Hospital, there were serious allegations against a neurosurgeon. The doctor should be suspected of treating private patients for money and their operations preferred to have preferred up to ten months, as noe.orf.at reports . The patient was imposed on a payment obligation of 4,000 euros in order to receive a faster intervention. According to an employee whose identity is known, the surgeon is also accused of corruption and lack of specialist knowledge. The doctor himself vehemently denies the allegations.

reaction of the state health agency

The state health agency (LGA) has ended the employment relationship with the surgeon mutually and plans not to file a complaint. This causes criticism, especially anti-corruption experts like Martin Kreutner, who classifies the decision as problematic. Kreutner emphasizes that the LGA should have been legally more strictly in the event of allegations like this. He stated: "From a labor law point of view, of course, it would have to be considered whether there was no discharge here." The LGA, on the other hand, states that the operations have so far not provided any clear evidence of unjustified series. Nevertheless, this incident could lead to considerable reputation damage, since affected patients may want to sue compensation.

The LGA's decision to take no criminal steps arouses concerns from experts. This could be seen as an attempt to turn the affair under the table and avoid legal consequences, as Kreutner noted. The health agency explains that one defends the criticism and emphasized that this measure was taken to prevent a possible legal contestation of the doctor's decision. The situation remains tense, while the authority continues to check the circumstances around the allegations.