At a glance
Facts about Eastern Health
(2020-21 fiscal year)
- Approximately 313,000 people reside in the Eastern Health region.
- Our annual budget is of about $1.6 CAD billion.
- Our workforce is composed of approximately:
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- 13,277 employees,
- 227[1] volunteers contributing a total of 15,467 hours, and
- 751 physicians, of whom 250 are salaried physicians.
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- We reach over half a million people (527,000) through our tertiary-level programs, some of which are province-wide, as well as through services to the people of Saint Pierre-et-Miquelon.
[1] The majority of volunteer activities for 2020-21 were suspended due to COVID-19.