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Opposition leaders speak out on state of P.E.I. health care, doctors leaving the province

Three family doctors resign over workload and implementation issues, leaving 4,500 patients without primary care amid disputes over the 2024 Physician Services Agreement.

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Liberal Party Leader Robert Mitchell and Green Party Leader Matt MacFarlane are calling for changes to how the P.E.I. government retains doctors after thousands of Islanders recently found out they'll be without a primary care provider soon.

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Health P.E.I. 'made it harder for me to do the work that I love,' says departing family doctor

A longtime family doctor in Summerside says she is leaving the province, and it all comes down to how Health P.E.I. is treating family physicians.

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Summerside family doctor resigns citing frustrations with Health P.E.I.

Dr. Heather Austin to leave P.E.I. by summer 2028, resuming practice in Nova Scotia

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SaltWire.com broke the news in on Monday, March 2, 2026.
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