TIRANA, December 14/ATA/ Health Minister Ogerta Manastirliu closely inspected the new Cardiac Surgery service in the ‘Shefqet Ndroqi’ hospital, where the second center of cardiac surgery service in the country has been opened.
The cardiac surgery service at the “Shefqet Ndroqi” hospital has become a reality, complementing the service already offered at the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Center (QSUT). Thus, the citizens will have two opportunities to receive services, faster, better, more quality services. “It once sounded like a dream to open a second cardiac surgery service, but here it was successfully realized”, said Manastirliu.
The minister said that with the opening of the new service in the “Shefqet Ndroqi” hospital, the cardiac surgeries will increase in the first year with up to 30%.
“We have already reached the level of 770 to 800 surgeries per year at the QSUT. With this new service we will be able to increase by about 30% in the first year and then by 50% the number of surgeries. Of course, we aim at quality fulfillment of all the needs that the population has “, said Manastirliu.
The new cardiac surgery service at “Shefqet Ndroqi” Hospital is an investment of the state budget in the amount of 86 million for the complete reconstruction of the new operating room, special unit and all medical equipment of the latest technology.
The opening of this second nationwide service in public hospitals will significantly improve the quality and timely treatment of patients. In this new cardiac surgery unit, it is foreseen to be performed 400 interventions per year. /j.p/p.s./
