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Investing in infrastructure - As she readies the current linear accelerator for her next patient, radiation therapist Leigh-Ann Locke explains how the world-class equipment arriving at the PEI Cancer Treatment Centre in March could be a life changer for some Islanders. The centre...
The emergency department at Kings County Memorial Hospital will be closed from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. tomorrow (December 12) due to a temporary lack of physician coverage. The emergency department will be open from 4 to 10 p.m. Anyone with urgent medical needs should call 9-1-1 or...
Supporting Island families - Islanders, businesses, and community facilities are encouraged to register their Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) with a new province-wide online database. Joining the AED registry is voluntary and free and can be done in less than five...
Supporting Island families - Hiring more nurses across the province – as part of the province’s first-ever nursing strategy – will help ensure stable health care for Islanders now and into the future. Since January, Health PEI has hired 64 new graduate nurses, including 13 this...
Strengthening mental health services - Kings County seniors with complex mental health conditions now have access to a new team of community-based care professionals. Previously available in Prince and Queens counties, a Seniors Mental Health Resource Team is now operating in...
It was because of his wife Rosemary that Delbert Evans started volunteering at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital – and she’s the reason he’s there today, even without her. “Rosemary began to get involved as a volunteer at the QEH and I joined along with her,” says the 85-year-old, who...
Strengthening mental health services - Drawing from her 16 years as a senior addictions counselor with the province, Jody MacLennan says Islanders recovering from addiction have one thing in common. “Very rarely do people come in with just one challenge. It’s rare there is just...
Investing in infrastructure - One of the world’s leading planning and design firms will soon begin the planning process for a new mental health and addictions campus on Prince Edward Island. CannonDesign Ltd. has been awarded a contract following government’s tender process. In...
Supporting Island families - One in 10 Canadians struggles with addiction and problematic substance use, and Prince Edward Island is not immune. National Addictions Awareness Week (November 12-18) offers Islanders an opportunity to learn about the province’s addiction prevention...
Islanders living with diabetes – including pregnant women and those requiring complex care – have more support available than ever before. With $160,000 in Health PEI’s 2017-18 operating budget, Island women who need more intensive diabetes management during their pregnancy can...