The provincial government is launching a new Health Innovative Fund to help unlock opportunities and ideas that will strengthen the PEI health care system and improve access to care for Islanders. The Health Innovation Fund provides one-time financial assistance to new projects...
Residents of West Prince now have faster access to emergency department (ED) care at Western Hospital with an innovative, on-line technology. The creative approach to care provides patients with non-critical needs, who meet a certain criteria, the option to immediately connect...
The Provincial Health Plan: Building a Healthier Tomorrow, 2023-2028 sets a vision and path for the PEI healthcare system over the next five years.
The provincial government is providing funding to LungNSPEI to upgrade equipment and expand its Sleep Apnea Refurbishment Program to help low-income Islanders with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Through the Health Innovation Fund,...
A new mobile optometry service will offer on-site eye exams for long-term and community care residents in western PEI, improving access to eye care. The provincial government awarded $37,580 from the Health Innovation Fund to Jessica Wood Optometrist Inc., a Prince County-based...
Business Plan for PEI Department of Health and Wellness 2012-13 to 2013-14.
The PEI Wellness Strategy 2015-18 is designed to address the current health challenges facing Islanders by creating a plan to mobilize all Islanders, communities, organizations and government departments to do their part in creating a province that supports and
The Government of Prince Edward Island is introducing regulatory amendments to enhance healthcare across the province. The changes include adding a new nursing profession, registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs), and allowing registered nurses (RNs) and RPNs who possess advanced...
The provincial government is funding a one-year pilot program with Reactive Health Inc. to provide rehabilitative physiotherapy for uninsured or underinsured patients who have had total hip or knee replacements. Through the Health Innovation Fund, $80,000 was allocated to improve...