P.E.I. patient registry numbers rose last month, despite premier’s assertion they would fall [Video]

In the last week of February while delivering the state-of-province address to the Rotary Club, Premier Dennis King said the number of Islanders on P.E.I.’s Patient Registry would fall in February.

“About 1,000 Islanders will come off the patient registry this month. This month, February 2024, will be the first month in over a decade where our province has seen more patients come off the registry than went on,” King announced to applause during his speech on Feb. 26.

“We have much further to go but that’s a good start. It’s a sign that while it’s taken longer than I or anyone else would have wanted that we’re starting to see the benefits of the investments that we’ve been making.”

On March 4, exactly one week after the premier spoke those words, Health P.E.I. posted a patient registry update.

It showed an increase.

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