The province says more than 500 nurses and care support workers have been hired to work in health care settings across PEI to help address staffing shortages and alleviate staff workloads. Health PEI reports that since January of this year, it has hired 547 staff into permanent, temporary, or casual positions, including 9 nurse practitioners; 201 registered nurses; 72 licensed practical nurses; and 265 resident care workers, personal care workers and home support workers.
Of the 547 staff hired to date, 147 are new graduates.
