Hospital under pressure as tens of social cases wait for beds in homes

Mater Dei has also been under relative pressure because of the recent surge in COVID-19 with over 60 patients recovering in hospital. Photo: Matthew Benn/Shutterstock.com

Mater Dei Hospital is facing a rare situation for this time of the year with at least “a hundred bed blockers” waiting to be relocated to nursing homes, according to sources.The situation got worse at the end of last week with several social cases that include elderly people requiring long-term care ending up crowding makeshift...