Formerly in history referred to as “the hospital of the Mediterranean”, Malta is an excellent destination to receive medical and surgical treatment. Combining a high level of medical expertise and an ideal climate, the Islands are perfect to improve recuperation.

The Islands contain a very high standard of specialists who have studied, trained and qualified in the UK and the USA. As Malta is part of the European Union, medical standards meet and exceed standard European requirements, with Malta placing second in the world in health level and fifth in the world in overall health system performance in the World Health Report 2000.

The comfort levels at the private clinics and hospitals are also very high, with multilingual nurses and cheerful staff. A number of private hospitals contain five star ambiences and access to city centres is easy, everything needed within walking distance.

There are no waiting lists and prices are highly competitive. The services offered are comprehensive, ranging from simple blood tests to diagnostic scans, from cosmetic surgery to dental services, from hair removal by laser to complex cardiac surgery – all available with state-of-the-art equipment. Some of the common interventions requested and performed include Total Knee Replacement Surgery, Bilateral Knee Replacement, Uni compartmental knee replacement, Hip replacement and Hip resurfacing.

Some private hospitals offer a comprehensive range of cardiac services from out patient consultations to angiography, angioplasty, pacemaker insertion and open-heart surgery.

Amongst the latest high-tech equipment, Saint James Hospital Malta boasts Malta’s only dedicated state-of-the-art ophthalmic unit. Sutureless Cataract surgery and refractive procedures are performed daily.

Specialised cosmetic surgery procedure demands continue to grow and a result, a substantial number of dedicated cosmetic surgery and beauty clinics have opened. The medical treatments offered include face lifts, otoplasty (prominent ear correction), rhinoplasty (cosmetic nose reshaping), tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), liposuction, breast augmentation, breast reduction and other cosmetic interventions.

Due to the Islands’ central location, there are excellent travel connections with regular flights and short distances from the airport to healthcare centres.