Medical Association Feud – A decision on Steinhart will be made on October 10th

This was reported by “Dossier” journalist Ashwien Sankholkar on X (formerly Twitter). The new election proposal, which is supported by twenty members, is justified by the House’s limited ability to act and the need for a timely assessment by voters. The vote of no confidence had been announced for some time. The reason for this is Steinhart’s catastrophic handling of the crisis and his refusal to resign of his own free will.

To remove the president, who also heads the Federal Chamber, from office, a two-thirds majority in the general assembly would be required. Steinhart himself, who only recently returned to the office after a long break due to heart surgery, does not want to leave voluntarily.

The case mainly concerns the purchasing platform Equip4Ordi (E4O) – an outsourced subsidiary of the Curia of Resident Doctors. The Public Prosecution Service is currently investigating suspicions of disloyalty, cronyism and serious fraud. Steinhart, who was chairman of the Residential Curia at the time, is listed as a suspect. He denies all accusations.

Fistfights during a Curia meeting
The situation in the committees had recently gotten completely out of hand. It is even said that a body check took place during a Curia meeting. Recently, the presidium members of the Vienna Chamber and reportedly the majority of the board called for the resignation of President Steinhart, who also heads the Federal Chamber.

One motive in the battle for the chamber is that enormous amounts of money are moved there. Last year alone, 22.8 million euros were added in contributions from doctors, even mandatory from people without an income. In addition, the Viennese medical profession must also pay contributions to the welfare fund: a further 7.2 million euros last year.