Former Health P.E.I. CEO Dr. Michael Gardam says he's been told he won't be doing any more work with the agency, a day after he spoke frankly at a provincial legislative committee.
Posted: May 04, 2021 9:56 PM AT | Last Updated: May 5
An operating room at Prince County Hospital in Summerside. Two of the hospital s three surgeons are leaving at the end of June. Health PEI revealed Tuesday the hospital s third surgeon has been on administrative leave since late 2020.(Prince County Hospital Foundation)
P.E.I. Health Minister Ernie Hudson says surgeons from Charlottetown will cover off shifts at the Prince County Hospital after the end of June, if necessary, as staffing issues at the Summerside Hospital dominated another question period in the provincial legislature Tuesday.
Health PEI has confirmed two of the three surgeons at the hospital are leaving, with their last day on June 30. One has resigned, and the second is a locum who is not renewing their term. The agency also says one surgeon at the hospital has been on administrative leave since late 2020 information that has not previously been brought forward during debate in the legislature.