News & Updates

Coalition statements, media coverage, and policy updates on public health care in Prince Edward Island.

March 11, 2026

UPSE President On Relocating Child and Youth Mental Health Unit

PEI's only child and youth psychiatric unit is being moved, and the staff who work there every day are telling us the plan is not safe. Workers at the Child and Youth Psychiatric…

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Two nurses in a hospital corridor, one with luggage suggesting temporary work, beside an oversized budget ledger

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March 9, 2026

PEI Spent $28.5M on Unbudgeted Travel Nurses in 2024-25

PEI's travel nurse spending tripled in one year to $28.5M, all outside the provincial budget. The nurses' union says retention of local staff is being overlooked.

Empty family doctor waiting room with vacant chairs and a closed office door

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March 7, 2026

PEI Doctors Leaving Over Contract Dispute, 4,500 Patients Affected

Three family physicians are resigning or retiring over how Health PEI is implementing a new Physician Services Agreement, leaving thousands without a primary care provider.

Graphic accompanying a PEI Health Coalition story about child and family poverty on Prince Edward Island.

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March 5, 2026

Child Poverty on P.E.I. Shows Little Improvement

A new PEI report card shows more than 5,000 children still live below the poverty line, underscoring how poverty shapes health, housing stability, and child development.

Image illustrating concerns from PEI health-care unions about privatization comments made by Health P.E.I.'s CEO.

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January 31, 2025

Unions Challenge Privatization Remarks at Health P.E.I.

PEI health-care unions say recent committee remarks downplayed the risks of privatization and raised fresh concerns about the direction of public health care.