At a glance

Facts about Eastern Health

(2021-22 fiscal year)

• Approximately 313,000 people reside in the Eastern Health region.
• Our annual budget is of about $1.7 CAD billion.
• Our workforce is composed of approximately:
  • • 13,462 employees,
    • 202[1] volunteers contributing a total of 12,555 hours, and
    • 721 physicians, of whom 245 are salaried physicians.
• We reach approximately 510,000 individuals 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] Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the majority of volunteer activities were suspended in March 2020. Throughout the 2021-2022 year a small number of volunteer roles were permitted to resume.