2025: A Milestone Year for Saint James
2025 was Saint James Hospital’s strongest year on record, with over 600,000 patient visits and a turnover exceeding €60 million.
For CEO Jean-Claude Muscat, who has been part of the Saint James story for over 30 years, this success is not a moment to pause — it is the foundation for the hospital’s next phase of growth.
“2025 was a milestone year that fuels our next wave of investment”
“2025 was a milestone year that fuels our next wave of investment”, he says, pointing to a €36 million programme that will bring Malta’s first dedicated Eye Hospital, a new Robotic Surgery Theatre, a Cardiac Suite and a major expansion of the Żejtun campus, all scheduled for rollout across 2026 and 2027.
Technology That Puts Patients First
At the heart of Saint James’s evolution is a commitment to harnessing technology in a way that enhances — not replaces — the human element of care.
AI-assisted reporting tools now allow doctors to focus their full attention on patients during consultations, while AI diagnostics are improving detection accuracy in breast imaging and boosting endoscopy detection rates by approximately 24 per cent.
Looking ahead, a new telemedicine service will allow elderly, vulnerable and chronically ill patients to be monitored around the clock from their own homes.
“This is going to transform quality of life,” says Muscat, “allowing more people the freedom to live in their homes for longer, giving peace of mind not just to them but to their families and loved ones.”
A Vision for Collaborative Healthcare in Malta
Beyond Saint James’s own growth, Muscat carries a broader ambition: a more integrated, collaborative relationship between private and public healthcare in Malta.
Today, Saint James operates two 24/7 Emergency Departments and treats more than 180 patients daily — yet he believes the two systems still operate too much in isolation.
“We should be working together, not duplicating resources,” he says.
Drawing on models from Cyprus and Luxembourg, Muscat envisions a future where public and private providers share interoperable systems and complement each other’s strengths.
“All the investment Saint James is making shows how committed we are to achieving this over the next five to ten years. In the end, it’s patients who stand to benefit the most.”
