Works begin on Barts and London School of Medicine and Dentistry campus in Gozo

Demolition works on the Barts Campus in Gozo started yesterday, immediately subsequent to the final green light having been given by the Planning Authority.

Several enabling works have been carried out, including the transfer of pharmacy stores, the transfer of the ambulance garage, and the transfer of the maintenance stores to temporary locations across the hospital grounds. These old structures are being demolished to make way for excavation and piling works which will start next week.

Foundation works are expected to take around eight weeks, after which the erection of the building will begin. This will be a frame structure composed of concrete columns and a proprietary roofing system. The facility will house state-of-the-art installations, making it a leader as far as medical education facilities are concerned.

The construction site has been boarded off, ensuring that construction works have as little impact on hospital operations as possible, while marshals and security personnel are on site directing people accordingly.

VGH Gozo General Hospital CEO, Dr Nadine Delicata explained that the Barts project will pave the

To mitigate parking issues on site, a park-and-ride service for all patients and staff has also been established through a joint effort between Hospital Management and the Ministry for Gozo.

The shuttle service will operate between hospital grounds and the Malta Dairy products site in Xewkija as of Monday, 20 March, between 6.30am and 7.30pm excluding Sundays and Public Holidays. In addition, VGH management is in discussions with government entities to see that access to the hospital is further enhanced.

VGH asked for the public’s understanding and cooperation throughout the construction works, and for extra attention to be paid when travelling in and out of the hospital grounds. Weekly updates regarding works are being posted on the company website and sent out to all staff members and stakeholders.