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Who is PEINU?

The PEINU represents more than 1,200 Registered Nurses working in acute care, long term care, community care, mental health and addictions. Since 1974 we have negotiated, administrated and improved the Collective Agreement for the benefit of our workplaces and Prince Edward Island’s health care. The PEINU is about "Nurses taking care of Nurses".

The Prince Edward Island Nurses’ Union is a strong, credible and respected voice for Registered Nurses and quality health care in our province. We are a member of the Canadian Federation of Nurses’ Unions (CFNU), and thereby affiliated with the Canadian Labor Congress (CLC).

  • The PEINU office is supported by three full-time staff, our Executive Director, Office Assistant and a Communications, Education & Research Officer.
  • Full time elected President.
  • The provincial executive is comprised of Vice-President (Gloria Walsh),  Secretary (Zellah Johnston) and Treasurer (Patsy MacAusland).
  • There are 8 “locals” across the Island, each represented by a local President at the provincial board table:
  1. West Prince(Western Hospital, Community Hospital, Maplewood Manor,Community health services) Co-Presidents - Robin Dunn & Michelle Gaudet
  2. East Prince(Stewart Memorial Hospital, Wedgewood Manor, Summerset Manor, Dialysis, Homecare, Addictions and Public Health)
    President- Kim Jay
  3. Prince County Hospital
    (PCH, Harbourside Clinic and Diabetic Education)
    President- Gaylene Albert
  4. Queens Region
    (PE Home, Beechgrove Home, Dialysis, Diabetic Education,Garfield St.)
    President- Doreen Wyand
  5. Queens Local 10
    (Hillsborough, Homecare, Public Health, Four Neighbourhoods Clinic, Mt. Herbert, Addictions, Hunter River Clinic, Mental Health,McGill Centre, Dr. Kassners’
    Office, CERNER project,Richmond Center)
    President- Blair MacDonald
  6. Queen Elizabeth Hospital
    (QEH, Out of Province Liaison Nurses),
    President- Tara Ferguson
  7. Southern Kings
    (KCMH- Montague Hospital, Riverview Manor, Addictions, Public Health, Mental Health)
    President- Fran Galzynski
  8. Eastern Kings
    (Souris Hospital, Colville Manor, Addictions, Public Health, Dialysis, Homecare)
    Co-Presidents- Joanne Chisholm & Marion Flynn