History
The hospital opened on 29 June 2007 replacing St. Luke's Hospital as the main public general hospital. The 250,000 square metre complex includes 825 beds and 25 operating theaters. It was designed and built by the Swedish construction firm Skanska Malta JV. The project was planned to cost 50m MTL (around 116m EUR) but rose to more than 250m MTL (around 582m EUR).
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