Serious allegations are made in an anonymous letter. The Neos turned to the prosecutor’s office. Were there any technical shortcomings and delays in alerting, as claimed by a suspected insider? The state health service says no.
The technical interim manager of Mödling Hospital is heavily criticized in the anonymous letter: Although he had been ordered to cut off the oxygen supply, he would have delegated this to the manager of the workshop, who “came on site much later” . According to information from “Krone”, the valve of an oxygen connection on the wall behind a bed in the room was blown off. The allegations that the former was not sufficiently qualified and that he had delayed the installation of a radio system that would have severely limited the fire service’s communications also seem serious.
Writing can be from an insider
Neos MP Edith Kollermann, to whom the letter was addressed, assumes an insider – she forwarded the document to the prosecutor. Earlier allegations, which were reinforced, also caused a lot of commotion: for example, that the Florianis were only alerted after an additional “fire confirmation” of the fire systems had been activated, which would have cost valuable time. According to the operating permit, three members of the company fire brigade should have been on duty, but that was only one.
“Unfounded Allegations”
“The Neos will continue to work for education and transparency,” Kollermann does not shy away from criticizing the ÖVP and the State Health Agency (LGA) because of the inferno in the hospital, which has claimed three lives. The fire was started by a cigarette smoked by a patient who was likely suffering from dementia. The LGA confirms that the rescue chain worked well and that the company fire brigade was adequately staffed. During the ongoing investigation, the hospital does not want to comment further on the “baseless allegations that are completely unfounded”.
The investigations so far should not have revealed any particular inconsistencies.
Source: Krone
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