Steward Health Care Malta (SHCM) has re-emphasised its commitment to the orderly transition of the hospitals to new management.

This comes after Steward terminated the concession agreement with the government after the court annulled the contract following Adrian Delia’s landmark win in the Steward-Vitals case, which has now been appealed.

“We are disappointed at yet another misrepresentation by the government of Malta of SHCM’s actions,” SHCM said in a statement. 

“This false representation of SHCM ‘abandoning’ the hospitals simply acts as yet another warning of the government’s unreliability as a partner to other foreign companies considering investing in Malta,” it said. 

“We remain under a duty and owe to our patients to comply with the service concession agreement terms relating to an orderly handover, which we are adhering to.”

“The health and well-being of our patients remain our primary priority throughout this process.”

Yesterday, a PN protest held in Valletta saw a sizeable crowd gather once again to protest against the fraudulent hospital deal. Heated moments even saw protestors showering Prime Minister Robert Abela with fake cheques citing a €400,000,000 payout to Steward.

What do you make of this latest development?