TIRANA, March 24 /ATA/- A new service, very important for patients with kidney, lung, heart, thyroid disease, etc., examination of scintigraphy has begun to be offered free of charge at the ‘Shefqet Ndroqi’ hospital in Tirana.
Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ogerta Manastirliu, visited on Saturday the Diagnostic Center, where she stated that this new service provided in this hospital has reduced to zero the waiting queues in public hospitals.
University Hospital “Shefqet Ndroqi” is becoming a reference centre not only for lung diseases but also for a wide range of tertiary services. This new examination that serves to diagnose diseases affecting many organs such as the lungs, bones, kidneys, thyroid gland, etc., will definitely have a positive impact on medical treatment of the patients.
With this new service, which after Tirana University Hospital Centre, is offered in this hospital, patients no longer need to address non-public structures, as the waiting queues for this examination from 45 days have been reduced to zero, Manastirliu said.
Scintigraphy is a costly examination using small amounts of radioactive materials at tertiary level.
Only in the first months since the beginning of this examination using radioactive substances, as many as 200 patients have undergone free examination at this center, saving them ALL 2. 5 mln.
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