ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaWhat does it take to convince a health-care professional to move to P.E.I.?3 hours agoDuration 7:153 hours agoNewsDuration 7:15Health P.E.I. says it has improved the way it recruits doctors and other health-care professionals to come and work in this province. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin sat down with the agency’s director of workforce recruitment, Dominik Desjardins, to find out what goes into enticing people to the Island. Related Stories Things ‘going really well’ as students prepare to start classes at P.E.I.’s 1st medical school 2,000 patients affected as Charlottetown family doctor retires, another to close practice P.E.I. has worst rate of patients leaving ERs without being treated, says think tank Cornwall’s prescription for more medical staff includes loans, scholarships for nurses, doctors Wanted: New funeral directors to help ease the burden of those already working on P.E.I.More from NewsVideo3:56Why a B.C. ostrich farm is fighting a cull order from the CFIA28 minutes agoVideo13:50Canada Post is effectively bankrupt. Can it be saved? | About ThatAbout That with Andrew Chang 28 minutes agoVideo2:23Unifor leaders praise Carney government supports for workers hit by tariffs35 minutes agoVideo2:48This Ontario lake reveals the effect of humans on the planet, scientists say25 minutes agoVideo2:03Supports needed if Manitoba extends detention for intoxication: addictions advocates39 minutes agoTrending NowVideo8:47Kimmel pokes fun at Trump administration in late-night returnSeptember 24Video1:08 Reaction to U.S. ambassador being ‘disappointed’ with anti-American sentiment in CanadaPolitics News September 19Video2:02How Ragasa became Earth’s strongest storm in hoursSeptember 25Video2:51Late-night hosts mock Trump as outrage over Kimmel suspension growsThe National September 20Video2:33Jimmy Kimmel makes emotional return with monologue about free speech The National September 24
What does it take to convince a health-care professional to move to P.E.I.?
