He ran Cardiology despite the ban, residence ban in Salerno for Coscioni

The Carabinieri of the Investigative Unit of the Provincial Command of Salerno This morning they executed the order implementing the precautionary measure of “prohibition of residence in the territory of the Municipality of Salerno” ordered by the investigating judge of the Ordinary Court of Salerno at the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office against Henry CoscioniDirector of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragond’” Hospital Trust in Salerno.

The order was issued in addition to and in addition to the previous interdictory measure of “prohibition on the practice of the medical profession and related activities” to which Coscioni had been subjected on 6 March 2024 together with other members of the cardiac surgery team he presided over in relation to the incident concerning the death of Mr. Umberto Maddolo on the occasion of the surgical intervention of “aortic valve replacement with bioprosthesis and coronary vascularization” to which he had been subjected on 20 December 2021 in the cardiac surgery department as well as the related omissions in the cardiac surgery report concerning the operation performed on the patient.

In particular, according to the reconstruction put forward by this Prosecutor’s Office and, at present, shared by the judge, Coscioni continued, after the application of the interdictory measure, to effectively manage the cardiac surgery department of the hospital structure “San Giovanni Di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, regularly giving instructions regarding the management of patients, determining the admission of patients from the Emergency Room to the department he himself directed, activating doctors and healthcare personnel, providing advice to colleagues regarding the therapies that had to be performed on patients, thus practicing the medical profession despite the inhibitions and activities inherent to it, including those of an administrative nature, systematically violating the prescriptions imposed on him with the interdiction measure.

According to the preliminary investigations judge’s view, therefore, the impossibility of formulating any reliance on the medical director’s ability to comply with the prescriptions imposed the removal of the head physician from the Salerno hospital structure.

«It is very serious that the judicial authority had to issue a prohibition of residence order for Coscioni. The former president of Agenas does not respect the order of suspension from the medical profession, continues to teach at the University of Salerno and continues to exercise a power aimed at political clientele as in the worst Deluchian tradition. I have already produced questions on this and I am pleased that the judiciary is following the matter because we are in the presence of people who, evidently, think they can ignore the Law. Ultimately, this is the attitude that has determined the collapse of health care in Campania with electoral primaries. They think of passing off the citizens’ right to health as a handout but we will soon sweep away From Lukethe Democratic Party, the non-PD supporters and all those who live in this perverse logic that the citizens pay fori». This was declared by the senator of Fratelli d’Italia, Anthony IannoneRegional Commissioner of the Party in Campania.

«In the past we defended him out of solidarity between colleagues – he declared Mario Polichetti (UDC Sanità Nazionale) – but today I can only express deep indignation. Enrico Coscioni’s behavior was unacceptable, especially in a delicate context such as public health, where trust and respect for the rules are fundamental for the protection of patients”. Polichetti stressed that his previous defense of Coscioni was dictated by a sense of professional loyalty, but added: “There are limits that cannot be exceeded. Coscioni continued to manage the Cardiac Surgery department, despite the ban on practicing medicine, and this is very serious. He violated the prescriptions imposed by the authorities and put the entire local health system at risk”. Regarding the possible consequences, Polichetti concluded: “I expect the Medical Association to take serious measures. We cannot allow episodes of this kind to cast a bad light on the entire medical community. It is necessary to intervene firmly to safeguard the credibility of our profession”.