The American Hospital and the University College London Hospital for the first time in Albania presented the Trans esophageal Echocardiography, the newest imagery method in diagnosing and examining accurately the heart diseases.

The American Hospital has signed an important agreement with the University College London Hospital, through which renowned cardiologists and cardio surgeon British professors will soon cooperate with the medical staff of the American Hospital. In the framework of this agreement, on Wednesday, at 09h00, the American Hospital in cooperation with the University College London Hospital organized a two Seminar on Cardiology.

In this seminar, all the cardiologists and cardio surgeons participating from the country were informed about the foreign experience and the newest methods of diagnosis of the heart diseases.

This seminar on “Trans esophageal Echocardiography” was held in the Hotel Tirana International, where two cardio surgeons from the American Hospital Dr. Besnik Kojqiqi, Dr. Arben Kojqiqi, and the cardiologists Dr. Alfred Nona and Dr. Nereida Xhabija referred their topics regarding their research work in order for the participants to get to know accurately and to appreciate the importance of the trans esophageal echocardiography in diagnosing heart diseases before and after the operation phase.

In addition, the well-known cardiologists from University College London Hospital, Prof. Dr. Andrew Smith and Prof. Dr. Vivek Sivaraman, important invitees in this two day seminar, brought the foreign practice in the field of Cardiology, and they presented the new methods of diagnosis and the most advanced treatments in a series of heart diseases.

The American Hospital, the first and the biggest health institution in Albania continues successfully the realization of the transplants, where recently the liver transplant was realized.

The doctors of this hospital realized successfully the liver transplant to a 34 year old patient, B. Xh. who underwent more than two weeks ago the liver transplant in the American Hospital. The specialized team made up of foreign and Albanian doctors like Prof. Dr. Sadik Ersoz, Dr. Kadir Burak Koza and Dr. Arben Murati, general surgeons have successfully realized this particular and difficult intervention for the surgery in the country.

The patient was diagnosed with hepatitis B, which had caused liver cirrhosis. The donor for this patient was his 60 year old mother, who after the proper examination, the doctors made sure that her liver was suitable for this transplant.

This intervention, the first of its kind not only in the Albanian medicine, but also in the regional one, was realized successfully.

According to the American Hospital doctors, the patient and his mother are in good health conditions and have faced successfully this intervention together.

The Albanian Football Federation and the American Hospital in Tirana have made official today in the premises of AFF their 10 year collaboration agreement, where the national football team shall have the needed health support from the specialized staff of the American Hospital.

The agreement was signed by the General Secretary of AFF, Mr. Ilir Shulku, and the American Hospital Director, Mr. Klodian Allajbeu, who in the presence of the media at a press conference made public that this agreement is useful for our national team. This important agreement with a duration of 10 years includes in addition the entire Albanian football that is a member of AFF, thus the super league teams and the teams of registered age groups in the Football Federation.

The American Hospital Director, Mr. Allajbeu made known that the American Hospital under this signed agreement serves both to our national team, and the Albanian football.

Meanwhile, the AFF secretary, Mr.Shulku declared to the media that AFF and the American Hospital are concluding this agreement in the service of the Albanian football needs.

American Hospital opened its doors to foreign patients, who choose to receive specialized medical services and trust the professional team of doctors with their health.

Mr. Christian Dang, from Austria, as a result of a road accident in a tour, he had made in several states, including our country, was transported immediately from the local hospital of Elbasan to the American Hospital 1 in Tirana. Dr. Artan Bano, surgeon and orthoped says that the patient underwent a surgical orthopedic intervention, as a result of a pulmonary contusion and the damage in the spinal cord. He is now in very good health conditions and is expected to leave the hospital after several days of hospitalization.

Mr. Dang says that apart from the very good service quality, the medical service costs in Albania are very low. Other foreign citizens are also in the waiting list of the Hospital, who want to be treated in the American Hospital.

Albanian patients have often gone to foreign hospitals abroad to receive specialized medical services, but today the contrary is happening. The American Hospital has managed to attract towards Albania foreign patients, who seek to be treated in our country, because the service quality is very high.

According to the Director of the American Hospital 1 in Tirana, Mario Karaj, the American Hospital has been working for 2 years to urge and develop the medical tourism in Albania, achieving every needed certification reaching, like this, high standards of professionalism, in the health aspects, doctors’ professionalism and all the necessary means to keep this standard.

The American Hospital in Tirana has successfully a very delicate surgery of the aorta. For the first time, the aortic aneurysm is a disease spread a lot at different age groups, which can now be cured in this hospital.

The doctors of the cardio surgery department at the American Hospital, led by the Turkish doctor, the cardio surgeon Prof. Dr. Neyyir Tuncay Eren has finalized successfully this kind of intervention with the 39 year old patient, Artan Çupi.

The patient’s diagnosis is an aortic dissection of type B. At first, seeing that the patient’s condition was calm and stable, we decided to continue the medical treatment of the patient. But 15 days later, we discovered an enlargement of the aorta, which could cause its breaking. For this reason we decided to insert an artificial graft to eliminate this enlargement. This method, which has eliminated high risk operations, spreads a lot in the recent years and in Albania was realized for the first time only in the American Hospital” – say Prof. Dr. Neyyir Tuncay Eren, cardio surgeon at the American Hospital.

Aorta operations are complicated and being risky procedures they require an advanced technology and specialized staff. Further on, the American Hospital has carried out successful operations for all aorta pathologies.

“Compared to the open surgery, insertion of the endovascular graft (Evar and TEVAR) Tevar are interventions, which are less risky and are easily applied to sick patients. Sometimes we have performed combined procedures called Hybrid Operations, in special cases” said Prof. Dr. Neyyir Tuncay Eren.

The newest, most ambitious investment in the private health service in Albania.

22 March 2011

 This building, completely new, with an area of 6000 m2, positioned close to the Faculty of Medicine in the Dibra Street is the biggest investment of shareholders of this group in Albania and exceeds the amount of 20 million Euros. Functionality of the building of the American Hospital 2 is planned, structured and referred to ISO standards, for which this hospital is already certified and the standards of Joint Commission International, the highest accrediting international authority for the hospital service.

The American Hospital 2, which comes as a result of the increase of the requests for the American Hospital in Lapraka, shall be complementary to the existing one. The activity of the new hospital will be mainly focused on births, gynecological surgery, general surgery, orthopedics, urology and plastic surgery. But not only. One of the strong points, at the same time the biggest part of the new investment, is the Center of Reproduction, Health and In Vitro Fertilization and the first and only Laboratory of Andrology – Embriology in Albania.

The newest American Hospital has 9 floors, 23 polyclinic rooms, 58 single rooms, 5 suites (VIP), 3 birth rooms, 3 surgery rooms; reanimation with 8 beds for adults and one reanimation for the newly-born, unique in its kind, with the most advanced equipment in this area. Emergency, imagery, central laboratory, ambulances and pharmacy are only some of the supporting units of the polyclinic with its 24 departments to serve to the patients of the American Hospital 2.

The American Hospital in Fier opened its doors. More than 200 representatives of high institutions, diplomatic corps, local government and medical staff participated in the opening ceremony.

In 2009, the American Hospital started its important itinerary of certification by ISO 9001:2008 and accreditation by the highest certification authority for health institutions; JCI.

Indisputable success of the Seminar: Chest Imaging with the participation of Ordinarius Prof. Dr. Rainer Rienmueller. Eminences of cardiology, radiology, and others discussed the latest imagery methodologies.

Regina Murati, the little girl maimed by the tragedy of Gërdecit underwent two important neurosurgical and aesthetical surgeries. The American Hospital kept its word publicly given to the family. Other surprises are awaiting Regina in 2010.

For the first time, the only hospital in the country, the American Hospital, organized a national conference in cooperation with Mother Theresa QSU. The National Conference on Oncology gathered together speakers from 7 different world countries and was congratulated by the Minister of Justice, Mr. Vasili.

The campaigns and free services of the American Hospital in 2009 were focused in the free screening against breast cancer, free examinations for persons over 60 years old, screening of the eye health of more than 400 pupils of secondary schools and surgical interventions in children with born problems in their eyes.

Organized in the frame of the professional education and academic mission of the American Hospital, the Cardiac Imagery Seminar in October 2009 gathered together cardiologists from the country in discussing the new methods and equipments.

The ORL team of the American Hospital in collaboration with the ORL service of QSUT and MEDEL Company realized successfully for the first time in the country and the region, the Cochlear Implant. Thanks to this intervention the first two patients will re-start hearing.

The first and only authentic medical journal in Albanian came into existence: VITAL

Two sisters from Has, Rediana and Suada Mullaj, respectively 10 and 7 years old, born of deaf-mute parents, underwent an eye surgery in the American Hospital in Tirana, to correct the congenital cataract.

The congenital cataract surgery, or differently called born with a cataract, is an intervention needing not only a prepared team and expertise in this diagnosis but also a modern methodology and equipment. This surgery made possible by the American Hospital in cooperation with the Albanian Children Foundation is a result of common projects these institutions have undertaken.

The free examination of the eye health of about 180 children in the elementary school Ahmet Gashi in Tirana has been one of the most valuable projects of the Foundation and the American Hospital. The early diagnosis of eye problems was given its proper importance and the problematic cases were treated. An example of these cases is these girls that after the surgery their eyesight has increased in the operated eye and they will undergo surgery for the other eye within the next week.

On behalf of the Albanian Children Foundation, Mr. Liri Berisha, President of the Foundation and on behalf of the American Hospital Mr. Klodian Allajbeu, General Director of the hospital, have expressed several times their engagement for the continuity of these common projects that will help children with different help problems, mainly not treated in the country.

The Eye Centre at the American Hospital, Last Word Technology

The only ophthalmologic center in Albania that offers the latest technology services attracts numerous patients from in and out of the country.

Currently,the Eye Center at the American Hospital provides the widest range ofexaminations and surgical procedures for a modern ophthalmological clinic.

The centre provides services for children and adults and treats all the eye pathologies and it has become a point of reference in Albania and in the region.With a staff of 6 members who are trained in different fields of expertise, the American Hospital – Eye Centre has performed for the first time many new procedures, such as vision correction by laser, cataract surgery with phacoemulsification, the transplant of cornea, the keratoconus treatment, the vitreo-retinal surgery, etc.

Amedical staff composed of local and foreign experts conducts every patient treatment and intervention with high professionalism and responsibility.

According to Dr. Ismail Halilit, the Eye Center at the American Hospital has success fully engaged in the most difficult surgery procedures, such as that involving the cataract and retina and has used the most up-to-date methodologies and equipment for the vision correction treatment by Lasik/Lasek.

Likewise,it is since two months that such a center has performed many successfulvitreo-retinal interventions among local and foreign patients.

Prof.Dr. Ahmet Maden says he is quite happy that such medical advanced technology,especially the eye-related one, is now so close to the Albanian patients.

“I am happy to collaborate with the ophthalmologic center at the American Hospital, together with a staff of six professional and trained doctors. Here,we perform interventions that are quite recent in the field of ophthalmology,such as vitreous-retinal transplants, surgery of the retina and other traumas of the posterior chamber of the eye.”

06 April 2012 THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN KOSOVO OPENS ITS DOORS

Founded in 2006, the American Hospital marked the first cornerstone of the private hospital service in Albania. The hospital started work with a team of 72 medical doctors, nurses and workers graduated or trained in Albania, Europe, Turkey and the United States and it counts now 700 workers who show greater experience and commitment.

In its early activities the Hospital focused on patients with cardiac issues from across Albania and the region. Currently, the hospital counts 2,300 patients who have been undergoing successful heart surgery treatment.

Three years ago, in March 2008, the American Hospital increased the range of its services through the establishment of a polyclinic with 24 specialties which has assisted more than 120,000 patients until early 2012. The increased number of specialties enabled the Hospital to build new cooperation bridges with prestigious universities in the field of medicine, such as AKAHA in Vienna, Ankara University and others that proved useful in exchanging both professional and academic experience.

By November 2009, the American Medical Center in Fier was added to the group, whereas by February 2010, another such American Medical Center was established in Durres. Based in two of the biggest cities of Albania, both centers have served as a reference in terms of medical diagnosis and imagery and have further contributed to reduce the burden of patients under hemodialysis, who now receive such service closer to their places of residence.

March 2011 marked the opening of the American Hospital 2, the biggest investment of the group’s shareholders in Albania. The American Hospital 2 has focused its activity in pregnancy and birth, gynecological surgery, general surgery, orthopedics, urology and plastic surgery. These, however, are not the only fields of activity. One of the biggest advantages, which makes also a significant part of the new investment, is the Reproductive Health and InVitro Fertilization Center that is equipped with the first and only Andrology-Embryology Laboratory in Albania.

And we do not stop here… After providing distant services to thousands of Kosovo patients, time came to be present in Kosovo as well, with a well-equipped hospital facility, since March 2012.

06 April 2012 THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN KOSOVO OPENS ITS DOORS

The newest serious and very important investment of the American Hospital is the American Hospital facility in Prishtina, Kosovo.

The facility is located in Prishtina’s suburb, Hajvali. The four-storey building has been built on an area of 3000 m2 and counts 30 beds, 3 surgery theatres, 2 delivery rooms, 2 suite rooms (VIP) and the most advanced medical equipment that will be to the service of patients. The Prishtina-based American Hospital is a general medical facility that provides most of its services on a 24/7 basis, including Surgery, Orthopedics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Neonatology, Urology, ORL, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery 24h ER, as well as all the supporting services (laboratory, imagery, pathology etc). The hospital has a staff of 100 local and international specialized medical workers who try  to offer high-quality health services focused on the patient’s health and well-being by making use of the most advanced medical technology and international medical protocols,.

The American Hospital of Kosovo is part of the American Hospitals network that has been successfully operating in Albania since five years and has offered treatment to many citizens from Kosovo.

Kosovo’s American Hospital is an investment of the Bed minster Capital Management Fund, which is a New York-based investment fund that includes the Government of the United States of America represented by the Overseas Private Investments Corporation (OPIC), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and various private US citizens.

FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL

JANUARY 2007 – TO DATE

285,000 registered patients

10,200 in-house patients

40 mln € investment

26 departments

130 beds

28 reanimation beds

700 workers

20,000 m² of surface area

8 surgery theaters

12 suite rooms

64 hemodialysis beds

24-hour emergency service

4 ambulances

1 air-ambulance duty helicopter