Corruption scandal at Vivantes: Investigations into irregularities in building contracts

Corruption scandal at Vivantes: Investigations into irregularities in building contracts

A corruption scandal at the Berlin clinic group Vivantes causes a stir. The Supervisory Board has decided to file a criminal complaint and to commission the public prosecutor with the investigation. The suspicion has existed since last summer when an anonymous whistle report reported the irregularities. A law firm was commissioned to pursue the allegations. Now there are signs of severe violations in the allocation of building contracts. There is said to have been a network of Vivantes employees and planning offices that other companies excluded from construction projects. The control mechanisms in Vivantes seem to have failed and the exact amount of damage is not yet known. The clinic group suffered a loss of 72 million euros last year and is in a financially difficult situation. The members of the House of Representatives were informed about the scandal and expect Vivantes as quickly as possible transparency and personnel consequences. However, Berlin's health care should not be affected. The question arises as to how this scandal affects patient care and the trust of citizens in the health system. According to a report by the Berliner Zeitung, the Clinic Group Vivantes is under investigation by the public prosecutor's office due to allegations of corruption in the allocation of building contracts. Since the summer of last year, there has been suspicion of corruption at Vivantes, the state -owned clinic group in Berlin. At that time, an anonymous source had pointed out the irregularities in the allocation of building contracts. Vivantes' management then informed the Supervisory Board and an external law firm commissioned to investigate the allegations. After a detailed examination, it was now decided to file a criminal complaint with the public prosecutor. There is a suspicion that a network of Vivantes employees and planning offices has excluded other companies from construction projects by disadvising potential competitors. The exact amount of damage is still unclear, but it should be a three -digit million euro sum. The case shows that the control mechanisms have failed in Vivantes and that the allocation of building orders was not correct. Vivantes was burdened with a loss of 72 million euros last year and is already in a financially difficult situation. It remains to be seen the effects of this corruption scandal on patient care and the trust of citizens in the health system.