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News before 1996 is not available online.
An innovative Canadian technology, intended to reduce the risk of falls, is now available locally through a commercialization project being conducted at Health PEI with support from the Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network. The program uses technology developed by...
Health PEI is asking for patience as high volumes of Islanders are requesting Paxlovid to treat COVID-19. Paxlovid is available for individuals age 50 and older regardless of vaccination status, or anyone age 18 and older who are immunocompromised or have underlying health...
Prince Edward Island has expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to include all children 6 months of age and up to 5 years old to increase protection against COVID-19 and to reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization. In addition to any immediate illness...
July 16 to 22 is Pride Week on Prince Edward Island: a time to celebrate the diversity of gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression of Islanders. It’s a celebration with a mission and vision Health PEI supports every day of the year. Health PEI opened the Gender...
The QEH activated Code Orange protocols Monday evening at about 6:20 p.m. in response to a serious motor vehicle accident that sent four people to hospital. Code Orange is called when an external disaster or threat is likely to require additional hospital resources. Due to...
As we head into the holiday weekend, Islanders are asked to expect longer than normal wait times for treatment in Emergency Departments. “Our Emergency Departments have already been short staffed this summer, but the problem is pronounced as we see an uptick in COVID-19 cases in...
Health PEI will hold a series of public meetings about the use of virtual health care on Prince Edward Island. The feedback from these meetings will complement information gathered through the Virtual Care Patient Survey. The meetings will be held virtually on: Wednesday, June 22...
Health PEI COVID-19 testing sites are moving to appointment-based testing beginning Wednesday, June, 8. Beginning Tuesday, June 7, people who need a COVID-19 test will be able to go online at skipthewaitingroom.com/ to schedule their swab for June 8. Those without internet access...
Health PEI is inviting all Islanders aged 18 and up to take a survey about virtual health care. The Virtual Care Patient Survey is voluntary, and all responses are anonymous. The survey will take 5 to 7 minutes to complete. The information gathered will help Health PEI improve...
Health PEI is notifying the public of a recent privacy breach as the result of a stolen laptop. In early April, an employee’s laptop was stolen, containing information about more than 4,000 patients and more than 1,200 Health PEI employees. The laptop theft was reported to police...