Dead medical colleagues – on the beginning of the conflict at Šiauliai Hospital: material was collected to destroy it

Laima Pocevičienė, a resuscitator-anesthesiologist at the Republican Hospital in Šiauliai, said on the Delfi television program “Facts and Opinions” that the deceased young colleague knew her work very well.

„[Ji buvo] very intelligent, he knew a lot, he was very cultured. Our specialty covers many fields: cardiology, neurology, internal medicine, and she is well versed in the treatment and diagnosis of all those fields. He was very demanding with himself and with the environment, he did nothing to refuse ”.

“I knew her as a sincere, incredibly good person, she had to communicate about personal matters, we shared our experiences,” said L. Pocevičienė.

Rasa Paulauskienė, another doctor at this hospital, commented in a similar way about the former colleague.

“She was very receptive, interested in everything, she learned everything very quickly. Even I learned a lot from her. <…> I would not say that it was an acute form ”, recalled R. Paulauskienė.

According to colleagues, in particular, conflicts arose with the head of one of the centers of this hospital.

“At that time, we belonged to the Cardiovascular Center, which was run by Dr. Nora Kupstytė-Krištaponė. Disagreements arose between them. There were also conflicts. Because she was accused of unethical behavior or of some kind, she was called to the principal. From what I understood from his stories when he returned from the director, he recklessly supported the position of head of the center. And then it was probably decided to put their nails on the wheels, I think the collection of material for destruction began, ”said L. Pocevičienė.

Delfi tried to ask a doctor for a comment during the hospital. The doctor herself does not comment on the situation while the examination is being carried out, said Republican Hospital spokeswoman Šiauliai Sonata Tenytė.

He left a letter with surnames

Jurgita Sejonienė, a member of the Seimas Health Affairs Committee, says that she had contacted the flag’s brother and received a letter written by her with specific surnames. They are asked not to reveal them during the pre-trial investigation.

“As I understand it, yes, the argument is that there were actions by several people, which she considered psychological violence against her, and the working conditions, as I understand it, were created unfavorable,” said the member of Seimas.

According to Jolita Vveinhardt, a sociologist at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), this case is a classic example of psychological harassment.

“It just came to our attention then. <…> The victim can be chosen not by a weak person, but by a strong, bright, with a backbone, high competence, brilliant with his achievements and ideas. Every manager is happy to have such an employee if we talk about a smart manager. Such a person works more than his own, he is generally a perfectionist, he does more than is required of him, he is proactive. But sometimes things change suddenly and the person who brings great benefits to the organization becomes a victim. He wants to expel him ”, explained the professor.

According to former colleagues of the young doctor, this is exactly what happened at the Šiauliai Republican Hospital.

“Teacher [situaciją] described with 100 percent accuracy. It was a united group against an intelligent man. The initiative to take action against her, I think, was a bit from above. It was allowed to do that and no one will deny it, ”said L. Pocevičienė.

Dr. R. Paulauskienė assures that she supported her colleague, tried to help her and spoke with the hospital management.

“We, the older generation, probably left, we did not fight. She was young, energetic. We supported her a lot. We also went to the management, we tried to talk, we promised to help, but the promises were still promises,” he said on the show ” Facts and Opinions ”.

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