Frank Portelli to sue government over St Philip's Hospital contract
St Philip’s Hospital owner Frank Portelli is planning to sue the Government for damages, a year after the previous administration pulled out of an eight-year lease agreement at the last minute. The deal would have paved the way for the conversion of...
St Philip’s Hospital owner Frank Portelli is planning to sue the Government for damages, a year after the previous administration pulled out of an eight-year lease agreement at the last minute.
The deal would have paved the way for the conversion of this private 100-bed hospital, which had closed down after running into financial difficulties, to be converted into a rehabilitation facility. The aim was to alleviate some of the load from Mater Dei Hospital.
Dr Portelli is accusing the previous administration of “negotiating in bad faith”. He said that after pledging to sign the contract the Government pulled out at the very last moment.
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