DKG President resigns after term

31/10/2014

As reported by the doctors newspaper, citing a message from the German Hospital Association (DKG), the former president of the DKG Alfred Dänzer will not stand for re-election for the office of president. Danze's term ends regularly on 31 December 2014. The new election will take place on 25 November. The background is the hygiene scandal at the Mannheim University Hospital. Thus, the hygiene scandal draws more circles.

Last week, the DKG had expressed on request still reserved on the subject: "We can not comment on Mannheimer operations from here," said DKG spokesman Moritz Quiske to "doctors newspaper". At this time, Dänzer had already resigned as managing director of the university clinic. He had justified this step with the lack of trust of his employees. This is the basis of every collaboration. His resignation last week had been welcomed by the chairman of the hospital Kurz. The reactions to the withdrawal of candidacy for re-election may be curious. (Jp)