This week, Prince Edward Island doctors signed a historic five-year Physician Services Agreement with the Government of Prince Edward Island and Health PEI. The new agreement represents a $188.3 million investment in physician services over the five years and a strong emphasis on...
Today, Minister of Health and Wellness Mark McLane, in consultation with the Health PEI Board of Directors, announced that Health PEI will soon have a new Chief Executive Officer. Melanie Fraser, an accomplished senior Public Sector executive with 20+ years of experience building...
New changes will allow Associate Physicians (APs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) to be licensed and practice in Prince Edward Island, providing more support to physicians and helping to improve access to care for Islanders. Through the partnership of government, the College of...
What is harm reduction? Harm reduction is any evidence-informed intervention that helps reduce the risk of harms associated with a behaviour without requiring abstinence from that behaviour. Examples include naloxone kits (substance use), condoms (sexual health), seatbelts...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced that an individual is in hospital being treated for COVID-19 and 129 new cases of COVID-19 in PEI. The hospitalized individual is between 60 and 79 years of age. These new cases are still under investigation and...
“Let’s Talk Memory” is a new campaign being launched to help raise public awareness and challenge the stigma of Alzheimer’s disease. Beginning today (September 21) – which is the seventh-annual World Alzheimer's Day – Islanders can share their story or journey with Alzheimer’s on...
Expanded hepatitis C treatment and resources are bringing Prince Edward Island closer to its goal of eliminating the disease from the province by 2025. The provincial government’s balanced 2018-19 operating budget includes approximately $2 million to expand the Hepatitis C Drug...
Complete this form to nominate an initiative, project, study or program and associated team for the Council of Federation Award for Innovation in Mental Health and Addictions Care.
The Department of Health and Wellness and Health PEI have developed a five-year Digital Health Strategy to improve the availability and use of health information to build a healthier tomorrow for Islanders and to invest in secure digital health technologies.