Update 19:00  Sierre, canton Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Dr Daniel Savioz, chief medical officer at the cantonal hospital in Sierre, has not had his contract renewed by the Réseau Santé Valais (RSV) after he questioned the quality of some visceral surgery operations at the hospital. Savioz, who is also an associate professor at the University of Geneva hospitals (HUG), works with renowned specialist Dr Philippe Morel at the HUG. The two hospitals have a partnership agreement, but Savioz’s contract was not renewed after he called in Morel and another professor, sharing a number of patient files in order to more closely study the situation.

Savioz has remained discreet in his comments, but Morel Wednesday 24 February told Swiss news agency ATS that he was shocked and upset by the decision. “It’s an inappropriate sanction against an excellent doctor.”

RSV, a state body that which medical care and hospitals in canton Valais, said at a press conference Thursday that it ended Savioz’s contract because it considered unacceptable his move in sharing several files with Geneva colleagues, against the wishes of his superiors in the RSV. Even a partnership agreement with the HUG in Geneva does not make this acceptable, it noted, adding that the RSV is anxious to ensure that there is no deterioration in the work atmosphere within the visceral surgery unit at the Sierre hospital, it noted.

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