University Hospital Zurich Former federal judge investigates deaths in cardiac surgery
From 2016 to 2020, an unusually high number of patients died in the cardiac surgery department at Zurich University Hospital. The hospital has therefore commissioned former federal judge Niklaus Oberholzer to conduct an investigation.
22.08.2024, 10:00
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- Former federal judge Niklaus Oberholzer will investigate the unusually high number of deaths in cardiac surgery at Zurich University Hospital.
- The Hospital Board of Zurich University Hospital has commissioned Niklaus Oberholzer to conduct the investigation.
- The former federal judge will investigate the period from 2016 to 2020.
A former federal judge will investigate the unusually high number of deaths at Zurich University Hospital's cardiac clinic. The hospital board has given Niklaus Oberholzer the mandate. The investigation is expected to take around a year.
Oberholzer worked at the Federal Supreme Court in Lausanne until 2019. He has the best qualifications to lead the work of the independent investigation commission, the University Hospital of Zurich announced on Thursday.
The aim of the investigation is to examine the unusually high number of deaths and complications in USZ cardiac surgery between 2016 and 2020. The hospital management wants to "fully clarify" these in order to regain the trust of patients and the public.
