Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights Roderick Galdes, today visited the ongoing works at the St Francis Animal Hospital and was advised by the new operator that in a few weeks it will be ready to open the doors and start providing a service.

During the visit, the Parliamentary Secretary was given a tour of the complex and given details of the new facilities at the animal hospital. These include an emergency room, theatre, consultation rooms, laboratory, X-Ray area, pharmacy, recovery rooms with all the facilities, medical equipment room, conference hall for hosting seminars on animal care, and other facilities to ensure the highest hygiene standards.

Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes said that this will be a hospital that meets the highest European standards. He said that this will no longer be a just care centre, it will now, through the investment made, be a hospital open 24 hours a day. He stated that the refurbishment and restructuring work has been a priority in this term to complement other initiatives being taken in this area.

Representatives of the private operator APH Ltd said they have already invested hundreds of thousands of Euro on equipment and restructuring. They also said that have already employed 15 people who started their training in the last three months.

Photograph: DOI/Omar Camilleri

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