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In 1625, Caterina Scappi founded the first hospital exclusively for women in Malta, known as La Casetta or Santa Maria della Scala, and later Santa Maria della Pietà. The hospital was eventually destroyed. [1]
The Santo Spirito Hospital was established during the late medieval period as the St. Francis Hospital (Latin: hospitalis Sanctj Franciscj, Italian: Ospedale San Francesco [1]) in the suburb of Rabat, located outside the walls of Mdina, then the principal settlement on Malta. It is the earliest known hospital in Malta, [2] and has been claimed ...
Mater Dei Hospital. Malta has a long history of providing publicly funded health care. The first hospital recorded in the country was already functioning by 1372. [1] Today, Malta has both a public healthcare system, known as the government healthcare service, where healthcare is free at the point of delivery, and a private healthcare system.
The hospital saw much use mainly during the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War and the First World War. In fact, by World War I, Malta was known as the 'Nurse of the Mediterranean'. Between 1863 and 1865 more alterations were made to improve the building. The Station Hospital was brought to an end in 1918, by the conclusion of the Great War. [10]
The Illustrated London News' depiction of Bighi Hospital in 1863 Bighi Hospital in 1875 Bighi Hospital in the 1960s. Bighi Hospital contributed to the nursing and medical care of casualties whenever hostilities occurred in the Mediterranean, making Malta "the nurse of the Mediterranean". The hospital's first director (1827–1844) was John Liddell.
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.
Gwardamanġa (English: Guardamangia or sometimes incorrectly written as Gwarda Mangia) [1] is a hamlet in Pietà, Malta. [2] Gwardamanġa is the home of St. Luke's Hospital, Malta's former general public hospital, and Villa Guardamangia, the former home of Queen Elizabeth II. It is also the location of the Rediffusion House.
The palace was reopened by King Edward VII on 22 April 1909, as a hospital for patients suffering from tuberculosis. It was known as Connaught Hospital after Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, who donated £800 to buy new equipment for the hospital. [11] [12] The hospital was closed down in 1956. [13]