Among other things, there were reports of serious fraud, confiscation of medications, suspicion of illegal work, and hygiene deficiencies. It was also confirmed that patients of the practice were treated by a man who had not been authorized to practice medicine for more than ten years, according to a statement from the Immediate Measures Group on Wednesday. The offerings included Botox treatments and even circumcisions. The former doctor is also said to have misused the stamp of another colleague who had only recently started practicing at this location. Additionally, there was a case of illegal work as well as an unlawful receipt of minimum social security benefits.

In addition to the immense hygiene deficiencies in the practice located at Laxenburger Straße 63, expired medications and syringes, as well as already opened and improperly stored medication vials, were found. Medications not approved in the EU were also found and confiscated. „Particularly concerning was the storage of medications in an unlocked rolling container in the waiting area, making them freely accessible to those present,“ reported the Immediate Measures Group.

Further massive deficiencies in medical safety were identified: the required emergency equipment was completely missing, and no verification documents could be provided for several medical devices, including an electrocardiogram (ECG). Worrying electrical wiring and partially torn-out sockets completed the overall picture.

The magistrate filed numerous reports under the Medical Practitioners Act, and the Vienna police filed reports on suspicion of serious fraud. „Doctors make an indispensable contribution to our society. They enjoy the trust of the people because it concerns the most valuable thing we have: our health. When people seek medical help, they must be able to rely on being in safe hands. This trust is the foundation of our healthcare system and must never be abused,“ said Walter Hillerer, head of the Immediate Measures Group of the City of Vienna.

The control in Favoriten involved MA 6 (Survey and Enforcement Service), MA 15 (Health Service), MA 40 (Social Welfare Office), the Vienna Police Department, the Vienna Medical Association, and the Austrian Society for Quality Assurance and Quality Management in Medicine (ÖQMed).

(APA/Red.)

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