Hospital reform and the modernization of healthcare infrastructure across the country remain priorities of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
Through the 2027 draft budget, 32.2 billion lekë is allocated for hospital services, with the aim of treating around 370 thousand patients in 5 tertiary hospitals, 12 regional hospitals and 23 municipal hospitals.
The reform aims not only to improve infrastructure, but also to strengthen hospital management, increase efficiency and guarantee higher-quality services closer to citizens.
Minister of Health and Social Welfare Klodiana Spahiu, during a visit to the Korçë Regional Hospital, stressed that investments in the hospital system must translate into concrete results for patients.
“Healthcare is not measured only by the investments made, but above all by the service the citizen receives when in need. This is the goal of the hospital reform we are undertaking: more modern hospitals, better managed, and higher-quality services, with the patient always at the center”, Minister Spahiu said.
One of the main planned investments is the construction of the new multifunctional building of the Korçë Regional Hospital, with a total value of 1.41 billion lekë, of which 422.8 million lekë is planned for 2027.
In parallel, the investment program includes the continuation of the reconstruction of hospitals in Pogradec, Lushnjë, Mat and Dibër, the completion of interventions at the Gjirokastër Regional Hospital, as well as investments in maternity wards, mental health structures and emergency services.
Another important direction of the reform is improving the model of financing and managing hospitals, aiming for more efficient use of public funds and the gradual linking of financing to service quality and concrete results for patients.