Health Minister Louis Deguara yesterday listed the bed capacity of the wards at St Luke's and Mater Dei Hospitals as well as of a facility for post acute rehabilitation. He also pointed out that no beds will be allocated at the new hospital for use by paying patients or foreigners.
The minister gave the following figures in reply to a question in Parliament by Adrian Vassallo (MLP).
Ward St Luke's Mater Dei Post acute RehabilitationMedicine 233 191 91
Surgery 158 144 26
Cardiac 34 61 9
Paediatrics 71 83
Orthopaedics 66 48 29
Critical care 18 20
Infectious
diseases 22 24
Obstetrics 86 70
Gynae 46 44
Neurosurgery 12 18 3
Urology 26 36 3
ENT 24 18 1
Burns and
plastics 6 12
Ophthalmology 16 10
Psychiatric 11 15
Observation 0 10
TOTAL 829 804 162