Our team

Dr Josie Muscat is the Chairman and Founder of the Saint James Hospital Group. He was born in 1943, and at the age of twenty-two (22), he was elected as the youngest-ever member of the Maltese Parliament. He was very active in politics for twenty (20) years. In 1967 he graduated as a Medical Practitioner. His practice was based in Żabbar where he pioneered the Water Births system in Malta and also introduced innovative medical systems to the Maltese islands including MRIs, Spiral CT Scans, Laser surgery, Laser Refractive Surgery, Key Hole surgery and IVF. Dr Muscat was at the forefront to introduce medical treatments for infertility to the Maltese islands which helped hundreds of couples overcome infertility and become parents.

Following the birth of his sixth child Nicole with Down syndrome in 1992, he was instrumental in founding the Eden Foundation with the aim of educating more than 1,000 individuals with intellectual disabilities. Facilitators were introduced into the education system for the first time, and this helped children with a disability to integrate into mainstream schools. Job coaches were introduced and this helped youths with mental disabilities to join the workforce for the first time.

Dr Muscat gave up politics and endeavoured to expand his medical practice by first establishing the Saint James Hospital in Żabbar and then expanded the Group with clinics in Birkirkara, Burmarrad, Mosta, Żebbuġ and the island of Gozo. He also invested in other subsidiary companies also outside the medical field. In 2002 he acquired a state of the art hospital in Sliema, the Saint James Capua Hospital. His ambition to broaden his horizon led him to take the Saint James brand beyond the Maltese shores by opening a hospital in Libya and a dedicated Eye clinic in Hungary.

Dr Josie Muscat is married to Franca and is the father of six (6) children and grandfather of thirteen (13). He is a passionate reader.

Jean Claude Muscat serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director for all the services within the Saint James Hospital Group. He has over 25 years’ experience in the healthcare industry in Malta as well as international markets in Europe and North Africa.

In 1990 he joined The Saint James Hospital Group at twenty years of age. As the Company grew from strength to strength, Jean Claude consolidated his position as a key business leader within the organisation and in 2002 he spearheaded negotiations on behalf of the Saint James Hospital Group when the family business took over Malta’s largest private hospital.

Following this takeover, Jean Claude directed the setting up of a new concept aesthetic clinic in Malta, and in 2016 oversaw the setting up of a specialised ophthalmic centre of excellence in Malta.

Jean Claude also headed the first tangible expansion of the Saint James family business overseas, setting up Saint James Hospital facilities in Hungary and Libya.

In 2022 Jean Claude was appointed as CEO of Saint James Hospital Operations.

Jean Claude is married with three children and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Henley Business School (Reading, UK).

Maria Bugeja serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Director for subsidiary companies of the Saint James Hospital Group, namely, Jamesco Trading Company Ltd., Niumee Concept Aesthetique, One Fashion, Health Tourism and SJH Exclusive.

Maria has been with the company since her teenage years working as a receptionist student worker during her summer school holidays and growing with the company to where the group is today. She has served and been an active Director of various Boards including Malta’s first aesthetic clinic and Malta’s first private Rehabilitation Centre.

Maria has a passion for med-aesthetics and fashion. She launched Malta’s first combined fashion & aesthetic “ladies only” Expo in 2011 which attracted over 10,000 attendees. She was also awarded the “Most-Stylish Entrepreneur of 2011”.

Maria is full of energy and her days are just as full as her energy levels are. She is synonymous with her stylish and colourful flair that can be a positive influence to anyone around her. She has a passion to help people, has a strong devotion to Corporate Social Responsibility and has been key in the development for specific less fortunate individuals.

Maria’s dream is to introduce Functional Medicine to the Maltese Islands with the hope of helping reduce the incidence of cancer which is affecting the Maltese population and increasing at alarming rates. She strongly believes that she works in the right environment and with the right company as it gives her the opportunity to develop this vision.

Maria has one child and thoroughly enjoys networking and socialising.