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Health PEI is updating the public about two issues with Health PEI Electronic Medical Record (EMR) resulting in delayed referrals from primary care providers to a specialist. In November 2022, Health PEI became aware of an issue where referrals from primary care physicians were...

Health PEI has implemented a plan to maintain necessary critical care services at Prince County Hospital during an ongoing internal medicine physician shortage. “Our health-care system is responding to the greatest staffing challenges we have seen as a province and as a county...

Health PEI advises that the Evangeline Health Centre (Wellington) Same Day Clinic that operates on Wednesdays will be cancelled for May due to a lack of available staff. All other services at the clinic will continue. The Evangeline Health Centre (Wellington) Same Day Clinic...

Approximately three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Health PEI is changing how COVID-19 testing is accessed across the province. The move reflects the continuing decline in the use of testing clinics by members of the public. All stand-alone community testing clinics...

As of today, April 21, Health PEI has removed the requirement to wear a mask in Health PEI buildings, including hospitals, health centres, and long-term care. Masking requirements are now the same as before the COVID-19 pandemic. People who are sick or have any symptoms of COVID...

Health PEI advises the Emergency Department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital will undergo testing of its electrical system today, April 5, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Electricians will be testing back-up lighting systems in several areas of the department. Patients may notice that the...

The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreak on the Land household at Summerside’s Wedgewood Manor has been declared over. The outbreaks of RSV and COVID-19 on Sea household remain in effect. Visitors to Wedgewood Manor will continue to be restricted to three partners-in-care...

The public is advised of the temporary closure of the Orthoptics Clinic at the Polyclinic, located at 199 Grafton Street, Charlottetown. All appointments for the remainder of Thursday and Friday are cancelled. The clinic will re-open as scheduled Monday, March 27. Patients will...

A survey of Islanders’ experiences with virtual health care show a large number of respondents are comfortable with the technology but would like more support in accessing it. The anonymous, voluntary survey was conducted in the summer of 2022 by Health PEI’s Virtual Care Project...

Summerside’s Wedgewood manor has declared a facility-wide outbreak of Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). During this time, visitors to Wedgewood manor are restricted to three partners-in-care for each resident, with only one partner-in-care present at a time. Visitor restrictions...