During this meeting Koçiu announced that hospital autonomy continues to be high on the agenda of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, as a reform bringing benefits to hospitals, doctors and above all, to citizens.

“During these two days, we discussed with the hospital executives who will apply autonomy for the first time, sharing the best experiences from the management and representatives of the hospital management structures that have already received the management card” she said.

The Minister stressed that together with experts of the World Health Organization, it has been worked on drafting a roadmap and determining indicators of priority outcomes for achieving the objectives in the coming months.

Hospital autonomy is a new way of managing and financing hospitals, to bring to another level the quality and timely delivery of services to citizens. The new law on hospital service has paved the way for the long-awaited change in public and non-public hospital services, giving public hospitals the opportunity to have the right legal and regulatory mechanisms to self-manage from a managerial and financial point of view.

The Management Autonomy Card was first piloted at memorial hospital in Fier in March last year, which after starting work as an autonomous center marked an increase in all its main indicators. The Management Autonomy Card was first piloted at memorial hospital in Fier in March last year, which after the beginning of work as an autonomous center marked an increase in all its main indicators.

In January of this year, managerial cards were granted to QSUT and 4 regional hospitals.

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