Hospital director loses job for 'speedy' appointment of son
The director of a hospital in Dong Thap was dismissed after appointing his son to the position of deputy head of department while he was still in training.
With the "lightning-fast" appointment of his son as deputy head of department, Mr. Pham Van Nong was removed from his position as Director of Thanh Binh General Hospital. Photo:An Phu. |
On February 26, the Department of Health of Dong Thap province implemented the Decision to remove Mr. Pham Van Nong from the position of Director of Thanh Binh District General Hospital. At the same time, Mr. Nong was transferred to work as an employee at the Medical Assessment Center of Dong Thap province.
Previously, the Dong Thap Provincial Department of Health disciplined Mr. Nong with a warning for violating the responsibility regime for unit heads in managing and implementing recruitment and appointment of civil servants in violation of regulations. Thanh Binh District Party Committee also decided to remove the head of the local general hospital from all Party positions.
Talk toVnExpressMr. Nong said he strictly followed the handling decisions of his superiors and had no complaints.
According to the records, in April 2013, Mr. Nong signed a decision to appoint his son, Pham Trung Hieu (31 years old), to the position of Deputy Head of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Testing, Thanh Binh District General Hospital. Meanwhile, Mr. Hieu had only worked at this hospital for 6 months, still in the probationary period.
The results of the inspection and verification by the competent authority showed that the appointment of Mr. Pham Trung Hieu was not in accordance with regulations and did not have a health examination certificate from a competent health authority. In addition, Mr. Nong assigned his daughter-in-law to work at the hospital's Finance and Accounting Department with the task of synthesizing health insurance settlements, which was contrary to the law...
Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee has directed to cancel the decision to appoint Mr. Pham Trung Hieu as Deputy Head of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging - Testing; at the same time, transfer the job of Mr. Nong's daughter-in-law to ensure appropriate professional and technical expertise...