“Probably 95 per cent of the problems that you hear about Health P.E.I. relate to staffing. It’s really that simple,” said Gardam. “Staffing causes burnout, when you don’t have enough staff, people are doing too many overtime shifts.”
Elizabeth Pederson joined the ranks of P.E.I.’s patient registry last June after her doctor downsized his patient load. She now seeks medical care from emergency rooms. - Stu Neatby/SaltWire NetworkCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Elizabeth Pederson knows exactly how many people will get their health care needs met before she does.
“I need a total ankle replacement now," Pederson said. "My back is messed up because of my walking unevenly with casts and boots for so long."Health P.E.I. tells committee smoother hiring, more money would make a difference for Islanders A sign outside of the Health P.E.I. office on Charlottetown’s Garfield St. - Stu Neatby/SaltWire Network
“Staffing causes burnout, when you don’t have enough staff, people are doing too many overtime shifts.”Randy Goodman, a Charlottetown-based specialist in sport physiotherapy, served on Health P.E.I.’s board between 2018 and 2022. He said one key problem standing in the way of the province’s health system is that Health P.E.I. does not control hiring.
"You have multiple groups running this process and not reporting to one person, the processes never get looked at and improved. And everyone points fingers at everybody else." P.E.I. Nurses’ Union president Barbara Brookins said Health P.E.I. has halted union negotiations due to the election period. She said she would rather see health decisions made by health administrators than politicians. - SaltWire Network file
“Anything that involves money, anything that involves changing a model of care has to go to government in order to be approved,” Brookins told SaltWire in a March 17 interview. “It just takes so much longer to deal with. And the decisions, they're being made by politicians." Dr. Krista Cassell, president of the Medical Society of P.E.I., says she would like to see the hiring process for doctors streamlined. She also says the development of medical homes has been positive. - Stu Neatby/SaltWire Network
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