Mother Teresa University Hospital Centre in Tirana

What Mother Teresa University Hospital Centre in Tirana does

Mother Teresa University Hospital Centre in Tirana (QSUNT, legal name Qendra Spitalore Universitare Nënë Tereza) is Albania's largest healthcare institution and the country's only academic medical center. It operates as a public university hospital under the joint governance of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, delivering tertiary and secondary care across eight Integrated Administration Poles covering internal medicine, multispecialty, neuroscience, pediatrics, oncology, infectious diseases, and outpatient consultations, alongside specialized units in cardiology, vascular surgery, oncology, laboratory, emergency, and continuing education. With a workforce of 3,048 staff—including 110 teaching physicians, 308 faculty specialists, and 1,322 nurses—it functions simultaneously as a national referral hospital, a teaching hospital for the Faculty of Medicine, and a scientific research center.

The institution's technology stack centers on two digital platforms: SISP (System for Computerization of Public Health), which handles computerized reception, pharmacy management with ATC-2011 coding, and barcode-based patient identification across 16 municipal receptions, and a Telemedicine platform supporting teleconsultation, remote medical education, and electronic library services. Clinical and academic operations are supported by international partnerships with The New England Journal of Medicine and The Heart of Children association for pediatric cardiac surgery, with the latter enabling complex pediatric cardiac procedures to be performed in-country that previously required overseas treatment.

QSUNT's business model is that of a public-sector provider rather than a commercial enterprise. It is funded through Albania's Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (FSDKSH), government budget allocations, and regulated patient co-payments under compulsory health insurance law. Services are accessed via referral from primary healthcare centers, regional hospitals, and emergency channels; the hospital operates 24/7 as the national referral endpoint. Its customer base is effectively the entire Albanian population requiring specialized or academic-level care, with no competing academic medical center in the country.

Name

Mother Teresa University Hospital Centre in Tirana

Legal name

Qendra Spitalore Universitare Nënë Tereza

Website

https://qsut.gov.al

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Tertiary Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAAAF

Private/For-Profit Hospital Systems

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

Keywords

• Tertiary hospital services
• Academic medical center
• Public healthcare delivery
• Medical education training
• Clinical research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tirana

HQ country

Albania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: As a public university hospital institution, QSUNT operates under the Albanian public healthcare system. The hospital provides medical services funded through the national health insurance scheme (FSDKSH - Compulsory Insurance Fund), government budgets, and patient co-payments according to health insurance regulations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mother Teresa University Hospital Centre in Tirana (QSUNT) is Albania's largest public university hospital and the country's only academic medical institution, delivering tertiary and secondary healthcare services across eight Integrated Administration Poles (PAI) covering Internal Diseases, Multispecialty, Neuroscience, Pediatric, Oncological, French, Infectious Diseases, and Consultation services. It also provides specialty services including Cardiology, Vascular Surgery, Oncology, Laboratory, Emergency Care, and Continuing Medical Education, supported by the SISP health computerization system and a Telemedicine platform.

Product overview

Mother Teresa University Hospital Centre (QSUNT) is Albania's largest healthcare institution and the only academic medical center in the country. The hospital operates through an integrated multi-pole structure called Polet e Administrimit të Integruar (PAI) — eight distinct Integrated Administration Poles covering Internal Diseases, Multispecialty, Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Oncology, French, Infectious Diseases, and Consultations. Supporting these clinical units are specialized services including Laboratory, Cardiology, Oncology, Outpatient Consultations, Vascular Surgery, Emergency, and Continuing Education. The hospital also operates two major digital health platforms: SISP (System for Computerization of Public Health) for reception computerization, pharmacy management, and barcode patient identification across 16 municipal sites; and Telemedicine services for remote consultations and medical education. Additionally, QSUNT runs specialized programs including pediatric cardiac surgery in partnership with 'The Heart of Children' association. The institution serves as both a national healthcare provider and an academic medical center affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PAI – Internal Diseases (Sëmundjeve të Brendshme) Integrated Administration Pole providing diagnosis and treatment services for internal medicine diseases at QSUNT.
• PAI – Multispecialty (Polivalent) Integrated Administration Pole offering multispecialty medical services under one administrative structure at QSUNT.
• PAI – Neuroscience (Neuroshkencës) Integrated Administration Pole specializing in neuroscience and neurological care services at QSUNT.
• PAI – Pediatric (Pediatrik) Integrated Administration Pole providing pediatric healthcare services for children at QSUNT.
• PAI – Oncological (Onkologjik) Integrated Administration Pole offering oncology and cancer treatment services including radiotherapy at QSUNT.
• PAI – French (Francez) Integrated Administration Pole providing medical services with French-language support or French medical protocols at QSUNT.
• PAI – Infectious (Infektiv) Integrated Administration Pole specializing in infectious disease diagnosis and treatment at QSUNT.
• PAI – Consultation (Konsulta) Integrated Administration Pole providing outpatient consultation services at QSUNT.
• Laboratory Services (Laboratori) Comprehensive laboratory services including Immunological Laboratory and Pathological Anatomy Laboratory at QSUNT.
• Oncology Service (Shërbimi i Onkologjisë) Oncology service providing cancer diagnosis and treatment including radiotherapy, established in November 1969 as a Clinic.
• Cardiology Service (Kardiologjia) Cardiology service offering diagnosis and treatment, including cardiac surgery and pediatric cardiology in collaboration with The Heart of Children association.
• Outpatient Consultations Center (Qendra e Konsultave Ambulatore QKA) Outpatient consultation center providing ambulatory medical services to citizens at QSUNT.
• Continuing Education (Edukimi në Vazhdim) Continuing education services for medical professionals at QSUNT.
• Vascular Surgery Service (Kirurgjisë Vaskulare) Vascular surgery service; performed 310 interventions on patients during 2025 at QSUNT.
• Emergency Services (Urgjencat Mjekësore) 24-hour medical emergency services at QSUNT.
• Scientific Research (Kërkimi Shkencor) Scientific research activities including publications and service activities at QSUNT.
• SISP – System for Computerization of Public Health Comprehensive health computerization system covering reception, pharmacy management with ATC-2011 coding, online status monitoring of pharmacies, and barcode patient identification with unique PID across 16 municipalities.
• Telemedicine (Telemjekësia) Remote medical services using information and communication technology for teleconsultations, teleprezenca, remote education, and electronic library services; operates as a national telemedicine center.
• The Heart of Children Cardiac Program Pediatric cardiac surgery and cardiology collaboration with The Heart of Children association for complex heart procedures in infants; enables complex heart operations including cardiac catheterization and echocardiographic evaluation.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The New England Journal of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational medical journal partnership providing access to latest medical research, clinical guidelines, and continuing medical education resources for QSUNT medical staff.
• The Heart of ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for pediatric cardiac surgery and cardiology. Includes specialized team of cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, perfusion technicians, and nurses. Enables complex heart operations in infants and young children previously requiring overseas treatment. In 2013, enabled 32 complex heart operations, 20 catheterizations, and 300 echocardiographic examinations.
• Kryeministria (Prime Minister's Office)coreOthersGovernment partnership through the Office of the Prime Minister for national healthcare policy coordination and institutional oversight.
• Ministry of Health and Social ProtectioncoreOthersPrimary regulatory and funding partner. Governs administrative direction and institutional governance of the university hospital. Provides national health policy framework and budget allocation.
• Faculty of Medicine, TiranacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with the University of Medicine for medical education, clinical training of medical students, and joint scientific research activities. Teaching physicians and faculty specialists work jointly in patient care and education.
• Infermierë për Shqipërinë (Nurses for Albania)minorOthersHealthcare professional organization partnership supporting nursing development and continuing education for nurses in Albania.
• Mjekë për Shqipërinë (Doctors for Albania)minorOthersHealthcare professional organization partnership supporting medical professional development and continuing medical education for physicians in Albania.
• Shqipëria Jo Duhanit (Albania Without Tobacco)minorOthersPublic health partnership for smoking prevention and tobacco control awareness campaigns.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• University Clinical Center of Serbia (KCS): Serbia's largest public university hospital and national referral center, operating across multiple specialty pavilions with a similar tripartite mission of tertiary care, medical education, and research. Comparable scale and CEE public-academic-hospital operating model to QSUNT.
• University Hospital Center Zagreb (KBC Zagreb): Croatia's largest public university hospital and tertiary referral center, also structured into multiple clinical pavilions. Operates under a comparable public-academic model and serves as the regional counterpart to QSUNT in the Western Balkans.
• University Clinical Hospital 'Mother Teresa' Skopje: North Macedonia's largest public university hospital bearing the same namesake. Serves as the national tertiary referral center combining clinical care, undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, and scientific research — an almost identical mandate to QSUNT.
• Istanbul University Hospitals (IUHF): Turkey's flagship public academic hospital complex under Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, with a multi-pavilion structure covering nearly all major specialties. Comparable scale, teaching scope, and public-academic operating model in the broader Mediterranean region.
• University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC Ljubljana): Slovenia's central public university hospital with multiple specialty pavilions, national referral function, and combined academic-clinical mission. Comparable Western Balkan public-academic model with more advanced EU integration.
• Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Hospitals (İbni Sina, Cebeci, etc.): Turkish public university hospital complex providing tertiary care, medical education, and research across multiple sites. Similar multi-pavilion structure and academic medical center mandate to QSUNT.
• Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires: Argentina's flagship academic medical center combining public-facing tertiary care, university-level medical education, and integrated health IT systems. Comparable in combining clinical scale, academic mandate, and proprietary digital health infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Acıbadem Healthcare Group: Turkey's largest private hospital chain, offering a comparable multi-specialty tertiary care portfolio in the broader region. While for-profit and broader in scope, it competes for the same patient pool and clinical talent in the Mediterranean/Balkan hospital market.
• AIIMS New Delhi: India's premier public academic medical institution and tertiary referral center, combining multi-specialty clinical care with undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Larger in scale but structurally analogous to QSUNT as a public-sector autonomous academic hospital.

Regional players

• Medicover: European healthcare operator with significant hospital and outpatient presence across Central and Eastern Europe including the Balkans. Operates a different model (private/commercial) but competes for the same patient demographic and clinical talent in the region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/q_s_u_t

Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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