Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for Health Chris Fearne visited the newly opened Stroke Rehabilitation Unit and met with staff and patients who are now making use of this facility.
The new stroke unit at VGH Karin Grech Hospital will provide an unsurpassed level of care for people who suffer from a stroke, VGH said. – and has been made possible through a collaboration between Mater Dei and VGH.
This unit specialises in therapy, complete with a gym, with the aim of helping these patients in their rehabilitation.
Minister for Health Chris Fearne said that Mater Dei Hospital has in recent years, increased significantly the care services available for those suffering from a stroke – including the investment of €2 million for the new angiosuite and the procedure of stroke retrieval treatment to extract blood clots in the least intrusive way to the patient.