ISA requests information regarding the incident that took place at the Hospital between two Orthopedists and the Deputy Director of the Hospital.
The Medical Association of Athens (ISA) has sent a letter to the management of Evangelismos Hospital, asking for information about an incident between two orthopedic doctors and the hospital’s deputy director, which led to disciplinary proceedings. two doctors stressed that medical and scientific work should not be interfered with.
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It is reported that the two doctors responded to the hospital’s deputy director when he accused the staff and the duty director of being slow in treating patients.
The Hospital Workers’ Union condemned “absurd, unethical and unfair» disciplinary action He asked the two doctors of the orthopedics department to “stop the administration’s unprecedented, unethical and illegal interventions in medical work.”
According to the employees’ complaint, the prosecution of the two doctors by the hospital management took place after the doctors in question “reasonably reacted” to the “attempt of the hospital management to shift the responsibility to the staff” for the tragic deficiency. number of medical staff in public hospitals.
In particular, as the employees complained, 28/5 The first day of preparations for the Conference League“Evangelism” Deputy Commander Benjamin Batis, was conducting one of his routine “checks” in the emergency room. He entered the Orthopedic Department around 11:00 p.m., accused the interns and the duty director of “working things slowly” and blamed them for the presence of stretchers in the hallway, shouted in front of the patients.”
According to the same statement, “after a few minutes, he returned to the doctor’s office and said that he would stay in the examination room to check the correct and quick resolution of the events. That is, he will intervene in the examination of patients, apparently, he will give feedback on the procedure and the speed of solving cases (requiring a quick, that is, incomplete examination of patients, as long as there is no stretcher). corridor), violation of sensitive personal data of them as well as patients”.
The two doctors responded to the “verbal and insulting attacks” of the deputy director of the hospital and stressed that the long waits in the intensive care unit and on the stretcher in the corridor are due to the lack of staff and inadequate facilities of the hospital. They added that his presence in the area where patients are examined and his interference in the implementation of medical work is unacceptable and directly violates the medical code of ethics.
Finally, two weeks later, the doctors were presented with a summons to apologize, accusing them of “improperly performing their duties”, “failing to manage the orderly work of the emergency room”, and “verbally reacting” to the recommendations of the deputy commander. and “violation of the deputy commander’s ‘right’ to be in all areas of the hospital.”
Finally, the fellowship of evangelical workers demands this to remember of disciplinary proceedingsto stop trying to intimidate and discredit employees when calling him Medical Association his of Athens for sit down Condemns “gross violation of medical ethics and dignity of colleagues”.
In detail, the announcement of the Workers’ Union at the Evangelismos hospital
“We condemn the irrational, unethical and unfair disciplinary action against two doctors of Evangelizm Orthopedic Department.
This follow-up followed the legitimate reaction of the two colleagues to the hospital management’s attempt to pass responsibility for the degradation and inadequacy of the health care services to the staff to the staff.
Specifically, on 28/05/24, the day of general duty, and also the first day of “preparation for vip incidents from the Conference Cup”, Benjamin Batis, the deputy director of the hospital, was carrying out one of his usual tasks ” Checks in the emergency room”.
He entered the Orthopedic department around 11:00 p.m., accused the interns and the duty director of “doing things slowly” and blamed them for the presence of stretchers in the corridor, shouting in front of the patients. anger
A few minutes later, he returned to the doctor’s office and announced that he would stay in the exam room to check on the proper and speedy resolution of events!!! That is, he will interfere with the examination of patients, he probably has an opinion about the procedure and the speed of solving cases (it is enough to demand a quick – ie incomplete examination of patients … stretchers in the corridor), violates them, even sensitive personal data of patients.
Responding to the verbal and insulting attacks of the deputy commander, 2 colleagues emphasized that the long waits in the intensive care unit, the stretchers in the corridor are due to the lack of personnel and insufficient facilities in the hospital.
Also, his presence in the area where patients are examined, especially his interference in the performance of medical work, is unacceptable and directly violates the medical code of ethics. Two weeks later, 2 colleagues were presented with a summons to apologize for “not performing their duties properly and not being able to control the discipline of the duty station”, “verbally reacting” to the recommendations of the deputy commander and insulting accusations. the “right” of the deputy commander to be located in all areas of the hospital.
At a hospital like Evangelismos, the wait time in the ED to complete an imaging test is often more than 12 hours, and admission to a bed takes 24 hours (with the associated risks), with patients stacked next to each other on stretchers. staff work thousands of days off and unpaid holidays without a break, management follows its standard tactics of assigning responsibility for the degradation of health services to colleagues and vilifying those who respond to arbitrariness, shamelessly branding staff as incompetent. or lazy and responsible for the suffering of health care users.
- We unequivocally DISAPPOINT this practice and support our two colleagues and any colleagues that Management has methodically involved in such disciplinary proceedings.
- WE DEMAND that the disciplinary proceedings be IMMEDIATELY withdrawn and that the attempt to intimidate and discredit the workers ceases.
- WE DEMAND an end to the Administration’s unprecedented, unethical and illegal interference in medicine and science in general.
- We call on the Athens Medical Association to take a stand by condemning the gross violation of medical ethics and the dignity of colleagues.”