St. Luke's Hospital, Malta

St. Luke's Hospital (Maltese: L-Isptar San Luqa) is a former general hospital located on Gwardamanġia hill, in Pietà, Malta.

Saint Luke's Hospital
L-Isptar San Luqa
Saint Luke's Hospital as seen from Marsamxett Harbour
Geography
LocationPietà, Malta
Organisation
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds850
History
Opened1930
Closed2007
Links
ListsHospitals in Malta

History

The hospital's foundation was laid on 5 April, 1930 by the Governor of Malta, John Philip Du Cane, in the presence of then Prime Minister, Gerald Strickland.[1] Progress in the construction of the hospital was slow due to technical difficulties encountered. By 1939, at the onset of the Second World War, the hospital was still incomplete and the work was suspended.[2]

In 1941, the main block was converted into an isolation hospital for infectious diseases. The hospital, by then given the official title of St. Luke's Hospital, dealt with several epidemics ranging from measles to typhoid, typhus, poliomyelitis, scabies and ringworm.

By the late 1940s the hospital assumed its role as a general hospital with facilities for treating general medical, surgical, gynaecological and paediatric cases. In 1948 the radiology department was opened.

The hospital building is included in the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.[2]

University of Malta affiliation

The Hospital served students attending Medical and Health Sciences courses within the University of Malta. The former medical school still houses the depository of pre-1965 monographs and all back runs of medical and nursing journals.

St Luke's Hospital seen from Ta' Xbiex

Replacement

As of late 2007, St. Luke's hospital ceased to be Malta's main general hospital, having been replaced by Mater Dei Hospital.

See also

References
  1. Brincat, Violet (2001). "Health policy under Self-Government, 1921-1934" (PDF). Storja. 4 (7): 68.
  2. "St. Lukes Hospital" (PDF). National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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