Province says 6 more MDs joining Health P.E.I., including 4 associate physicians [Video]

The province said it has hired four associate physicians, one physician assistant and two specialists, most of them starting work next year, as it continues to recruit heavily to ease P.E.I.’s health-care crunch. 

Health Minister Mark McLane said the department has had some success over the past 12 months, with 37 physicians hired in a calendar year that saw about 14 retiring or otherwise leaving the P.E.I. health system. In comparison, Health P.E.I. hired 24 physicians in 2023.

“We’re going in the right direction. We’re very proud of that,” he said.

For the first time ever, McLane said, associate physicians and physician assistants are joining the provincial health care system.

Summerside will have two associate physicians working in family medicine later this year, and early next year, one associate physician will work in psychiatry in both Charlottetown and Montague. Another associate physician is set to start work in early 2025 …