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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...
Recreational fishing season in Prince Edward Island opens April 15. Angling licences can be purchased at local vendors, Access PEI sites and Buy a Fishing Licence Online. Fishing can be a great activity for the whole family all season long. Children under 16 years of age do not...
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...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, encourages individuals in PEI who are at high risk of severe illness to receive an additional COVID-19 booster dose to book an appointment if it has been 6 months since their last dose (and 3 months since a COVID-19 infection)...
Spring weight restrictions for Island roads will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, March 11. Weight restrictions help to reduce damage to – and preserve the province’s investment in – Prince Edward Island’s highway network. The department appreciates the cooperation of the...
A general election has been called in Prince Edward Island for April 3, 2023. Throughout the election period, government services will remain available as always, but advertising and communications activities, and updates to our website, will be limited. This includes web content...
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...
The province is increasing the financial recruitment incentives for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and midwives and adding a new financial incentive for licensed practical nurses, to improve healthcare for people in all areas PEI. These enhanced recruitment incentives...
Provincial drug coverage is increasing to reduce the copay eligible Islanders spend on many prescription medicines and to expand access to the Catastrophic Drug Program and the High Cost Drug Program. These changes will happen through the federal-provincial Improving Access to...