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Pledge to restore Summerside hospital's ICU met with relief, but province urged to keep hiring

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Posted this 2025-04-11 8:03 PM ADT

'You want to maybe order the banner but not hang it up yet,' says Summerside mayor

CBC NewsStephen Brun

There's cautious optimism in Prince County after the P.E.I. government promised to reopen the intensive-care unit at the region's largest hospital this summer.

The ICU at Summerside's Prince County Hospital has been operating as a scaled-back progressive-care unit for nearly two years due to lack of staffing.

Thursday's provincial budget address, however, included an announcement that there will soon be enough doctors to restore critical care by August.

"All in all, nice to hear. You want to ma…

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