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Trita Hospital/ The clinic where the Italian businessman died after stomach narrowing is revealed
2026-02-07 20:32:30 / AKTUALITET
Italian businessman Massimo Ferro has died after collapsing in his stomach at the TRITA HOSPITAL hospital in Tirana, owned by Lindita Hoxha. TRITA HOSPITAL has been repeatedly denounced for irresponsibility, fraud and tampering with tests, evasion of medical protocols, and is suspected of money laundering.
The Italian died on December 22 at the QSUT, a few days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery to lose weight. According to the family's complaint, none of the procedures provided for by Italian and international guidelines for obesity surgery were followed. The only instruction given was to fast from the previous evening.
The prosecutor of Padua, Andrea Girlando, has listed surgeon Andrea Formiga and dietitian Alessandra Freda, both from Lombardy, as suspects. Andrea Formiga is Lindita Hoxha's contact in Tirana.
Who is behind Trita Hospital?
In April 2023, Lindita Hoxha founded the medical services company Trita Hospital, with a capital of 100 thousand lek. She appointed Arli Sherif as the sole administrator of the company .
The Trita Hospital company, with a capital of 100 thousand lek, covers a hospital in the center of Tirana, an investment worth millions of euros.
Ms. Hoxha's business history begins 8 years ago, with the company Dermo Life Academy, for the development of activities in the field of aesthetics. Dermolife Academy, a vocational school with two study programs, is also an investment of hundreds of thousands of euros, with dark sources.
In 2022, he founded the company Dermolife to perform various health operations, while in 2024 he opened the Trita pharmacy. The companies from 2017 to 2022 have fragile balance sheets and do not justify the investment in the construction of the Trita hospital.
The story of the businessman's death
The 54-year-old Italian entrepreneur from Camposampiero was determined to lose weight. After years of diets that had never succeeded, Massimo Ferro decided to trust a private clinic in Milan that promised a long-lasting solution, writes Corriere della Sera.
At the private clinic, they suggested a trip to Tirana, where he could register for gastric bypass surgery, an operation that reduces the size of the organ. But something went wrong and Massimo Ferro died on December 22 in Albania. To shed light on the incident, Padua prosecutor Andrea Girlando named surgeon Andrea Formiga and dietitian Alessandra Freda, both from Lombardy, as suspects. An autopsy will be performed on Massimo's body in Padua on Monday, while the forensic pathologist appointed by the prosecution is Dr. Antonello Cirnelli.
In December, Ferro's contact with the surgeon was made via WhatsApp messages, where information, costs and logistical instructions were provided. The price of the operation, 4,400 euros, was much lower compared to the approximately 15,000 euros required in Italy. During the visit on December 6, 2025, Ferro presented himself with his eldest son. The surgeon explained the operation, assuring him of the laparoscopic techniques and the speed of the procedure. Despite the patient having type II diabetes and weighing 108 kilograms, the operation was scheduled for December 18 in Tirana, at the "twin" clinic of the Milanese one. The pre-operative tests, which Ferro was unable to perform in Italy, were postponed to the day before the operation in Tirana.
According to what the family (lawyers Stefano Squarise and Jenny Lopresti) denounced, none of the procedures foreseen by the Italian and international guidelines for obesity surgery were respected: there was no prior dietary training, no multidisciplinary assessment, no specific preparation before the operation. The only instruction was to not eat anything the night before the operation. Massimo Ferro arrived in Tirana on December 17 with his wife.
The day after the operation, he called his family, assuring them that “everything went well.” But from the following day on, something changed. Ferro seemed increasingly tired, unresponsive, and his blood sugar remained high. On December 20, he developed a temperature that reached 38 degrees and was treated with sedatives. On December 21, with a temperature that reached 39 degrees and severe difficulty breathing, he was taken to the emergency room of the public hospital “Mother Teresa” in Tirana. There, he was tested, but the antibiotic, according to the complaint, was only given in the evening, before returning to the clinic. During the night, Ferro’s condition worsened. On the morning of December 22, he suffered a cardiac arrest inside the clinic. He was resuscitated and transferred by ambulance to the intensive care unit at the public hospital. In the afternoon, doctors reported that his condition was stable, but in the evening, the woman was called urgently: when they arrived, Massimo Ferro had already been dead for hours.
Today, the family members denounce that no one has been able to reliably determine the cause of death. "We just want to know why Massimo did not return home," write his wife Romina and children. /Prapaskena.com
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