Set the scene.
Patients from the Valletta Military Hospital transferred to Mtarfa in 1920. Research records the new hospital’s official opening in June, after some earlier use.
Here’s the twist.
The transfer ended the long hospital chapter of Valletta’s Sacra Infermeria. That building subsequently served as a police depot.
Why it still matters.
Follow the patients rather than only the walls. One building’s change of purpose can be another building’s beginning: a hospital network moves people, staff and equipment between places.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.