Nijmegen hospital looking to fire five cardiologists due to "culture of fear" in staff

For years, there has been an ‘unsafe atmosphere’ in which financial interests overshadow the interests of patients, according to research by De Gelderlander. It is not often that a hospital ends its collaboration with an entire department.

A conflict at the Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital (CWZ) in Nijmegen has completely escalated. According to De Gelderlander, the hospital is planning to fire five cardiologists. The board has reportedly been at war with the cardiology department for years. The cardiologists at the CWZ are united in a partnership, a kind of limited liability company within a hospital. They operate as an independent company and are responsible for a large part of the …

A heated conflict between the board of directors of the Nijmegen CWZ hospital and its own cardiologists has completely escalated. The board wants to throw out five cardiologists and in the meantime patients are the victims. This is reported by sources to De Gelderlander.

After all, the door still seems to be an open gap in the dispute between SHG management and cardiology at the Völklingen hospital. However, the senior doctors emphasize a different view of essential things.

Nijmegen hospital looking to fire five cardiologists due to "culture of fear" in staff

CWZ Nijmegen wants to end its collaboration with five cardiologists who work for the hospital through a partnership. A spokesperson for the hospital confirmed this to De Gelderlander. It was reported that a long-running conflict about compensation has led to this, but the hospital does not want to comment on the situation until the internal groups have given their advice.

CWZ Nijmegen wants to break with five cardiologists who work for the hospital through a partnership. This was confirmed by a spokesperson after reporting by De Gelderlander. The latter reports that a long-running conflict about reimbursements has led to this, but until internal bodies have given advice, the hospital does not want to respond substantively.