Workers at Saint James Hospital in Sliema will be retained with their current conditions when new investors take over, according to Josie Muscat.

But the doctor and former MP, who founded the Saint James Hospital group in 1984, was yesterday reluctant to lift the lid on the sale of the Sliema facility to US investors.

“At this stage we can release no information until the deal is finalised, hopefully in the coming days,” Dr Muscat said.

Dr Muscat bought the 80-bed Capua Hospital in Sliema from entrepreneur Anġlu Xuereb in 2002 for an undisclosed sum.

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