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COMMENTARY: Thou shalt not speak out against Health P.E.I.

As a former Health P.E.I. employee, the sacred, cardinal rule is thou shalt never speak publicly against the holy institution of Health P.E.I. Better that you should be infested with the fleas of a thousand camels than speak out against the almighty and only health-care institution here on P.E.I.  Well, it seems a physician has violated the cardinal rule after vainly writing three lengthy, articulate letters carefully outlining the many hardships being foisted upon P.E.I. family physicians by the ruling class of Health P.E.I.

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You can ask just about any Islander what they think is wrong with Health P.E.I. and most will have an answer. One of the deficiencies this doctor highlighted was recruitment. I’ve been hearing about the recruitment problems from some other people. I talked with the daughter of a friend a while back who was born and raised on P.E.I. She practises a much-needed specialty. Of course, she had to go to medical school off-Island. Upon graduation, she was anxious to find employment on the Island. She applied for a position here. She told me she was treated so badly by the recruitment process through Health P.E.I. that she ended up accepting a position with another Maritime province. She lives on P.E.I.........

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