Mater Dei Hospital
| Mater Dei Hospital | |
|---|---|
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 The main entrance of Mater Dei Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Msida, Malta |
| Organisation | |
| Hospital type | General |
| Affiliated university | University of Malta |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1000 |
| History | |
| Founded | June 29, 2007 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.materdeihospital.org.mt |
| Lists | Hospitals in Malta |
Mater Dei Hospital is an acute general teaching hospital offering hospital services and specialist services. It is a public hospital located in Msida, Malta.
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).
University of Malta affiliation
The hospital houses or caters for the faculties of Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery, and Dental Surgery of the University of Malta. The hospital is located adjacent to the University of Malta. The hospital houses the Health Sciences Library which is a branch library of the University of Malta Library.
Oncology Centre
The new centre, costing €48 million, will replace the current oncology department at Sir Paul Boffa Hospital in Floriana. The centre is set to be completed by 2014. The center is located adjacent to the hospital and houses bunkers that will host three linear accelerators for radiotherapy use.
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Coordinates: 35°54′6.58″N 14°28′36.28″E / 35.9018278°N 14.4767444°E