Governance & administration
General Assembly
The General Meeting brings together all members of the non-profit organization (representatives of Luxembourg hospitals) so that they can meet with the administrators and management for deliberations.
In accordance with the statutes, a decision by the General Assembly is required for :
- any amendment to the articles of association;
- the appointment or dismissal of directors;
- the approval of budgets and accounts;
- the exclusion of members;
- dissolution of the association.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors acts as a management board for the CFB. It oversees the general organization, budget, partnerships, and overall strategy of the center.
It is composed of the following members:
- Dr Michel NATHAN
President - Dr Michel PETIT - Vice-President
Luxembourg Hospital Center (CHL) - Vincent LENS
Luxembourg Hospital Center (CHL) - Dr René METZ
Emile Mayrisch Hospital (CHEM) - Dr Marc BERNA
Robert Schuman Hospitals (HRS) - Dr Georges DECKER
Robert Schuman Hospitals (HRS) - Dr Jean-Marc CLOOS
Northern Hospital Center (CHdN) - René HAAGEN
Northern Hospital Center (CHdN) - Jean-Paul FREICHEL
Government Commissioner for Hospitals - Dr Céline LOUIS and Dr Zsuzsa BODGAL
Representatives of the CFB Medical Council - Anne-Sophie GUYON
Chair of the CFB Staff Delegation
Executive Board
The Executive Board is responsible for defining the company's strategy and supervising its implementation after approval by the Board of Directors. They are responsible for the day-to-day management of the business within the limits of the powers delegated to them by the Board of Directors. They are supported by the executive secretary. The Executive Committee meets once a week.
It is composed of:
- Prof. Guillaume VOGIN
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director - Gilles SOMMERHALTER
Administrative and Financial Director
Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board is composed of representatives of the member institutions of the Board of Directors, experts, and representatives of external partners, namely:
- Dr Guy BERCHEM
President, Luxembourg Hospital Center (CHL) - Dr Daniel JODOCY
Emile Mayrisch Hospital (CHEM) - Dr Fernand MODERT
Robert Schuman Hospitals (HRS), Sainte Marie Clinic - Dr Frank SCHUMACHER
Robert Schuman Hospitals (HRS), Kirchberg Hospital - Dr Claude SCHALBAR
Northern Hospital Center (CHdN) - Dr Boris MEUTER
Robert Schuman Hospitals (HRS), Zithaklinik - Professor Didier PEIFFERT
Lorraine Cancer Institute, Nancy - Dr Manon GANTENBEIN
Luxembourg Institute of Heath - Alexandra SCHREINER
Ministry of Health, Radiation Protection Division - Dr Michel MITTELBRONN
Ministry of Health, National Health Laboratory - Pr Guillaume VOGIN (Coordinator), Dr Céline LOUIS and Ludovic HARZEE
François Baclesse Center - Dr Michel NATHAN
Chairman of the CFB Board of Directors (Ex officio member, see Article 1.4 of the General Regulations)
Ethics Committee
Decision-making based on ethical principles is a fundamental principle in the institutional life of the Centre François Baclesse (CFB). To support this principle, the CFB has its own multidisciplinary Hospital Ethics Committee (CEH) in accordance with current hospital law, which may be called upon to issue an opinion on any ethical issue arising within the CFB.
Medical Council
The Medical Council is called upon to give its opinion on the following matters:
- general regulations;
- provisional budget of the institution, the balance sheet and the profit and loss accounts;
- construction projects, major repairs and alterations;
- creation, transformation or abolition of medical or medico-technical services;
- acquisition of equipment and devices requiring national planning or special conditions of use within the meaning of the law;
- approval or appointment of doctors;
- composition and functioning of the hospital ethics committee.
It may issue a reinforced opinion on the following matters:
- provisions of the general regulations relating to the structural organization chart of the medical department and the composition of the CM;
- appointment of the medical director;
- for monitoring the quality of medical activity;
- dismissal or withdrawal of a doctor's license, except for serious reasons. The CM may also, on its own initiative, submit opinions or proposals to the medical director, who forwards them to the board of directors, on any matter relating to the medical or pharmaceutical organization of the establishment or having an influence on the practice of medicine at the establishment.