Province moving ahead with plan to add more long-term care beds, health minister says [Video]

P.E.I.’s health minister says the province is ready to move forward with a plan to expand long-term care beds on the Island.

In the legislature Tuesday, Minister of Health and Wellness Mark McLane said a tender has been issued to add 50 new private long-term care beds. Such a commitment includes ensuring there’s enough staff in a facility to provide care to the patient in that bed.

McLane was answering Liberal MLA Gord McNeilly, who wanted to know the status of a previously cancelled tender for 175 private beds. That request for proposals was cancelled almost a year ago.

“You had an RFP out for 175 beds that was cancelled. We’re waiting for that to be reissued. Minister, where is the RFP for 175 long-term care beds?” McNeilly asked during question period.