MUMN welcomes PM’s admission over 'full hospital'

The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses, MUMN, “welcomed the Prime Minister’s decision on the medical aid which Malta could offer to any neighbouring country.”

Referring to the Prime Minister’s statement that Mater Dei was “full” and is therefore not able to bring critically injured patients from Libya, MUMN president Paul Pace said both ITU and Mater Dei were always full:

“Both ITU and Mater Dei Hospital were in fact both full even from the very first day of the arrival of the Libyan patients to Mater Dei,” Pace said.

“In fact on the day of arrival of the Libyan patients, September 20, ITU was full with two extra beds in the theatre recovery area whilst 34 patients were on stretchers in the corridor areas in hospital.”

MUMN said it was “courageous” of the Prime Minister to “finally recognise the limitations” which a small country such as Malta could offer to any neighbouring country especially in medical assistance.

Referring to the lack of chemotherapy services in Gozo, MUMN said while government went to “extreme measures” to assist the patients from Libya, “it’s a pity that the same political commitment was not exerted to the Gozitan patients who need chemotherapy and have to come to Boffa hospital for such treatment on a regular basis.”

Pace added, “it is clear that the Gozo Minister  is still “studying” the implementation of the service are Gozo General Hospital while the Gozitans needing chemotherapy are still suffering.”