Scandal at Graz LKH

Doctor dismissed without notice after surgery incident

An underage doctor's daughter is alleged to have been involved in an urgent operation at Graz Regional Hospital.(Bild: satyrenko - stock.adobe.com)

The surgeon at Graz Regional Hospital who allegedly allowed her daughter to take part in an operation has now been dismissed without notice. It is now also clear which operation was involved. The public prosecutor's office in Graz is investigating the entire team present during the operation. 

The case, which was made public by the "Krone" newspaper, is still on everyone's lips: at the beginning of the year, the daughter of a surgeon, who was under the age of criminal responsibility, is said to have manipulated a patient during an operation, under the supervision of her mother. It is now also clear that this was not a planned operation, but an urgently needed one. The patient was admitted to hospital after a serious forestry accident and had to be operated on the same day.