Shkodra Regional Hospital: medicine and material purchases (2018 arrests)
Status: Arrests Sept 2018; court release of some suspects reported (date unconfirmed).
Summary
In September 2018 police arrested and suspended former director Perparim Cela of Shkodra Regional Hospital, with doctors and pharmacists, on abuse-of-office charges. Prosecutors cited purchases of excess medicines and materials for the hemodynamics and cardiology services worth 23,171,853 lekë. A KLSH audit (2015 to March 2018) referred only the former director to prosecutors, for damages, and proposed disciplinary action for other staff. Reports say a court later freed some detained doctors; the full outcome was not confirmed.
Key facts
- Prosecution-cited purchases: 23,171,853 lekë (Shqiptarja, 22 Sep 2018).
- KLSH audit covered 01.01.2015 to 30.03.2018 and listed 24 findings; referred former director Perparim Cela for damages.
- KLSH disciplinary proposals: 13 warnings and 7 dismissals; cardiologist Luan Dragusha not on KLSH's list.
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- KLSH referred the former director to prosecutors (audit finding, as reported).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationAbuse of office in medicine and material purchases (charges as reported).
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationBuying excess medicines and materials; about 400 stents requested beyond hospital capacity, Sep-Dec 2016 (prosecution, as reported).
Open questions (2)
- Whether the court dismissed charges against the doctors, and Cela's final outcome.
- The damage amount KLSH attributed to the former director (not stated in the article).
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Cela's wife publicly called the arrest a staged event; the health workers' union criticised the treatment of doctors (as reported).
Figures
Money trail →Excess medicines and materials for hemodynamics/cardiology (prosecution-cited)
23,171,853 lek
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Figure cited by prosecutors as reported by Shqiptarja; not a court finding.
Date: 22 Sep 2018 · Payer: Shkodra Regional Hospital · Payee: suppliers (not named in reviewed text)
- Spitali i Shkodres: dyshime mbi arrestimet, akuzat ndryshojne nga raporti i KLSH (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 22 Sep 2018 · journalism · SQ
Timeline
Full timeline →Police
Shkodra Regional Hospital: arrests over medicine and material purchases
Police arrested and suspended former director Perparim Cela and doctors and pharmacists; prosecutors cited purchases worth 23,171,853 lekë.
Connections
Former director arrested 2018
Evidence: Shqiptarja 22 Sep 2018.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 1 source.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 22 Sep 2018