Health PEI 2025-2028 Strategic Plan

What is a Strategic Plan?

The 2025-2028 Health PEI Strategic Plan sets the foundation for the organization by laying out our:

• Mission – our purpose (why we exist)
• Vision – our future direction (what we are striving for)
• Values – our beliefs (what we stand for)
• Catalysts – our enablers (how we support our work)
• Strategic pillars – our focus areas (what we will be doing to achieve our vision)
• Key performance indicators – our measures (how we measure progress)

These elements support Health PEI’s decision-making, direction-setting and operational planning. Our strategic plan translates the government’s goals into priorities and actions to deliver health outcomes. 

How was the plan developed?

• We sought input from Health PEI staff and leadership, community organizations, professional associations and colleges, unions and the public, as well as patients  and families accessing our services.  
• We reviewed international and Canadian research and other evidence, as well as health care strategies in other Canadian jurisdictions, to ensure our direction and priorities make sense in regional, national and international contexts.
• To ensure alignment with provincial needs and government direction, we leveraged Health PEI data and examined provincial government priorities outlined in the Provincial Health Plan: Building a Healthier Tomorrow 2023-2028, Ministerial and Executive mandate letters, provincial budget and Speech from the Throne.

What is included in the plan?

Our Mission: Delivering high-quality, person-centered care to every Islander

Health PEI exists to provide excellent health care to every Island resident and visitor. Our people are dedicated to this mission and work to provide care that is safe, reliable, effective and patient-centered. 

Our Vision: A leading rural health-care system, founded on robust primary care that is accessible to all

Working collaboratively across our organization with our patients (includes patients, clients and residents) and families, and with our communities as our partners, we will continue to innovate and build a robust rural system that delivers high-quality care. 

Our Values: 

Our values shape everything we do and guide us to be and do better every day.

1. We demonstrate accountability. 
   We are collectively and individually responsible for achieving our vision, and we answer to all Islanders.
2. We act with care. 
   We care for Islanders, for each other, and the quality, safety, and outcomes of our work and its impacts on individuals and communities.
3. We work together.  
   We build trusting relationships to achieve common goals. Our patients come first. We listen to and involve patients, communities and staff in the services we deliver and the challenges we solve.
4. We strive for excellence. 
   We hold ourselves to national standards, measure and report transparently, and continually learn and improve. We accept feedback, sharing our progress and our shortfalls.

Our Strategic Priorities 

1. Connect every Islander to primary care
2. Provide access to health care that meets or exceeds national standards
3. Deliver One Island Health System with provincial programs delivering best practice
4. Build a more connected health system, integrating care around Islanders

Our Strategic Pillars

The actions required to achieve our vision and move forward on our strategic priorities are organized under the following strategic pillars.

• Right People
• Right Care
• Right Place
• Right Time

View the Health PEI Strategic Plan 2025-2028 (Our Strategic Direction - Summary)

What are the next steps?

The strategic plan will serve as a foundation to planning Health PEI’s services and programs over the next three years. Health PEI’s business plans will identify key actions required to move forward with the strategic plan on a yearly basis. At the end of each fiscal year, information provided through annual reports and annual general meetings will describe progress on key actions. 

Health PEI would like to thank everyone who participated in the development of this strategic plan by sharing their experiences and thoughts with us.