Changes to Health PEI Board of Directors announced 

Health and Wellness Minister James Aylward announced the addition of Derek Key to the Health PEI Board of Directors. 

“I am pleased to welcome Derek to the Health PEI Board of Directors and congratulate him on his appointment as Chair. With his extensive experience and knowledge, he will be an asset to the board. I also want to thank outgoing Board Chair, James Revell, who has made such a positive impact on the health system in Prince Edward Island over the years. I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”

- Health and Wellness Minister James Aylward

Derek Key, of Summerside, is a senior partner and lawyer at Key Murray Law. In his more than 30 years of experience in legal practice, Mr. Key has earned multiple professional accreditations and awards. Among the most recent, Mr. Key was included in the 2019 Best Lawyers in Canada directory in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Real Estate Law. 

“I am certainly pleased to join a highly committed group of individuals focused on providing the best quality care within the Health PEI structure,” said Mr Key. “I look forward to making a contribution to support the Board, management, staff, nurse practitioners, doctors, nurses, food service providers, cleaners and the entire range of employees that make up the Health PEI family.”

The Health PEI Board works on behalf of Islanders to provide high-level oversight of Health PEI’s financial management and delivery of safe, quality health care. The board governs Health PEI, oversees the work of the chief executive officer, and is accountable to the Minister of Health and Wellness.

Media contact:

Samantha Hughes

Health and Wellness

shughes@gov.pe.ca