Following the premature vaccination of three administrative board members, General Director Claude Schummer taking his leave, and the heated discussions surrounding the planned medical centre in Junglinster, the Hôpitaux Robert Schuman (HRS) is once again at the centre of further controversy.
On Wednesday, the Luxembourg Medical Association received a letter from a long-time employee of the HRS. In his letter, the doctor describes a work environment increasingly marked by blackmail and bullying. This was first reported by the newspaper Luxemburger Wort on Friday morning.
The letter’s main criticism is aimed at medical director Gregor Baertz who, according to the letter, has the “full support” of the administrative board. Baertz allegedly exploits this support to act “like a dictator”, firing any doctor who “does not meet his expectations”.
The doctor, whose name was not revealed by Luxemburger Wort, also raises the question whether it is normal that the office of HRS president Jean-Louis Schiltz is responsible for any activity related to the hospital.
Bullying and terror have become “everyday occurrences” at the HRS, according to the letter.
On Friday morning, the HRS reacted to the accusations in a press release, stating that the doctor who allegedly wrote the letter has informed them via his lawyer that he is in fact not the author of the anonymous letter.
The HRS announced that this revelation as well as the letter’s “slanderous statements” will have “legal consequences”.
Regarding Schiltz’ law firm “Schiltz&Schiltz”, the HRS state that the firm has represented the hospital for the past 30 years and that they see no conflict of interest whatsoever as Schiltz has only been president of the Hôpitaux Robert Schuman Foundation since 2016.
