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:
  • • 13,277 employees,
    • 227[1] volunteers contributing a total of 15,467 hours, and
    • 751 physicians, of whom 250 are salaried physicians.
• 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.