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More operations being held

A total of 19,409 operations were held between January and May, an increase of 1,009 over the same period last year, Health Minister Joe Cassar said.

He said that in the past 12 months 43,747 operations were held, an increase of 1,952 on the previous year and 11,000 more than in the last year at St Luke’s Hospital.

The increase in operations was the result of a strategic plan aimed to reduce waiting time for patients, the minister said.

Month

Operations

Increase on 2011

January

3,947

302

February

3,507

121

March

3,826

96

April

3,692

175

May

4,077

315

TOTAL

19,049

1,009

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Francis Sammut

Jul 26th 2012, 19:00

I agree, there need to be more space given to bedding but why build it instead of the helipad? The helipad is also important and needed and should be positioned where it is, namely as near as possible to the emergency section.

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