ICYMI: The fate of the intensive care unit at Summerside's Prince County Hospital remains uncertain as two internal medicine doctors are leaving their positions in May.
Health P.E.I. is also conducting contingency planning, but McLean did not provide further elaboration on what other models of care could be put in place at PCH.The province had funded five internist positions at PCH. A sixth had also been approved. However, one had retired recently while another had taken leave, leaving the remaining three.
Health P.E.I. confirmed the ICU could be forced to close if replacements are not recruited in time. - Stu Neatby/SaltWire Network file SaltWire requested an interview with Health P.E.I. CEO Michael Gardam but was told he would not be conducting interviews during the current election campaign period due to the current “caretaker period.”
King said the clerk of the executive council is in touch with Health P.E.I. leadership during the campaign period.“We know there's a challenge on the horizon, so we're going to work over the next couple of months to make sure we have a contingency plan to stabilize the service and to grow and expand it as soon as we can," King said.
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