Replacing Hillsborough Hospital part of PC health platform

The PC Party on P.E.I. says it will replace the Hillsborough Hospital if it forms the next government.

On Thursday, PC Leader Dennis King announced the first in a series of health policy proposalswith mental-health supports front and centre.

"On April 24th, one day after the election is over, I promise to you, the Progressive Conservative team, we will begin immediately with the replacement of the Hillsborough Hospital," said King during an announcement Thursday.

King said replacing the aging psychiatric hospital would be his government's top infrastructure priority.

The PCs also promised to expandcommunity-based cancer treatment in Kings County and West Prince, and to createa new $500 wellness and activity tax credit.

"If feeling and living well doesn't come at such a high cost, that is the job of the government," King said.

King said the PC Party will release more health-care commitments during the election campaign, and he said physician recruitment will be one of the issues his party will be addressing.

The election will be held on P.E.I. on April 23.

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