Hungarian doctor convicted for demanding an ever-rising amount of tip after surgeries
The corrupt surgeon received 2 years in prison, and the Curia of Hungary restricted him from participating in public affairs and practising as a doctor for 3 years.
According to Index, the doctor was working as the orthopaedic surgeon of a big Budapest hospital. However, to supplement his income, he demanded tips from his patients. It happened sometimes that he did not even accept the sum a patient offered and demanded more to do a given surgery.
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The doctor said in a case that he would spend the offered EUR 100 in minutes at the bars at night, and when they offered him more than EUR 150, he said that it was not enough either since he travelled from Lake Balaton each day. There was a patient who he told before the surgery “how much” it would cost while there was another victim who he told only after the operation
how much he would prefer to receive in return to the work done.
It happened once that the doctor drew the attention of a patient to the fact that he had to return to remove the stitches and that others pay more to him for his work. He even offered a patient to pay the tip in instalments. Another victim wanted to offer a very precious book, but the doctor said he would prefer money instead of it since he cannot buy the things he needs with the book.
The court of first instance sentenced him to
2 years in prison,
but the appeal court eased and suspended it. The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Budapest did not accept that and turned to the Curia, which approved the first sentence.
They said that the hospital determines the price of the surgeries for which the patient or the health insurance pays. However, if a head physician demands money from the patients, it is a more serious crime since he is an independent entity in the structure of the healthcare institution. Â
Source: index.hu
This is an old story,he is notonly one,my Mom/s doctor did the same thing in Szeged
This is not new ,when my mom was sick I had to pas an envelope to the doctor in Szeged.
Nagyon helyes. Én is orvos vagyok, az orvokok magas fizetést erdemelnek, de a betegek zsarolása szigorúan elÃtélendÅ‘!
It is deplorable and shameful on Hungary for the government to allow this corrupt practice to go on and on. Sadly It portrays Hungary as a third world within the EU and the present government has done almost nothing to combat these outrageous mafia-like practices.
It is evident those corrupt Hungarian doctors feel no shame to take money from the poor.
They get paid by the government and if that is not enough then they should leave Hungary for good.
It is difficult to believe those corrupt doctors are real Hungarian.
Hi Nick
As a “foreigner “ in Hungary and living here for now for 5 years and coming from a country that is also completely corrupt …. it was a massive shock for me to come and experience a system that is not just corrupt , but completely and utterly corrupted ….. it is almost impossible to invest and conduct honest business in Hungary , every aspect of the system demands some kind of “connection “ , “ consultant “ or “specialist “ ie someone to “grease the wheel “ so to speak .
It’s nothing short of disgusting and I am totally disgusted
There is NO rule of Law , zero , nada , nothing ! Criminals dressed in suits and ties , “innocent residents in condominiums “ , building contractors , politicians , property developers , every single one is above the LAW and operate scams and pyramid schemes with free will and no accountability for anything illegal whatsoever.
Sign a contract that says “any change shall be agreed by both parties and reduced to writing , and signed by both parties “ or “ this is the final agreement and supercedes any other agreement “ … in Hungary this seems to be a complete waste of time , with the offending party just stating that “we had an oral agreement “ ….. and the court accepts this …. so a contract means absolutely Zero and has zero bearing on reality !!!
I I’ve tried 5 different project s in Hungary , different people and circumstances …, and it always turns out the same way , Attorneys getting wealthy with NO outcome because the system Is designed for NO OUTCOME ….. there is no precedent law in Hungary it seems so every legal case has no direction and depending on the weather an outcome could literally be anything on any given day …… business people who do NOT perform as per their own Contract s , are not ordered to complete and compensate ….. and in the rare case that you win something , they close their company’s while they delay you in court for years and their is no recourse to this fraud as their would normally be in other country’s …..
I have found that it’s cheaper to do NO business in Hungary at all , than doing any business because “business in Hungary “ means signing a contract , paying deposits to people to do things and guaranteed they will NOT be done , either in the time frame or at all !
So I am trying to sell what I can , even at losses and will NEVER do any business in Hungary again …. I will look elsewhere unfortunately in a country that has some modicum of the rule of Law !