Gloria Smith never leaves her husband Arnold’s side whenever he’s admitted to either the Queen Elizabeth Hospital or Prince County Hospital. Instead, Gloria, of Augustine Cove, PEI, chooses to curl up and sleep on the bedside chair. Gloria and Arnold have been married for 58...
The public is invited to take part in a community engagement session hosted by the PEI Department of Health and Wellness and the Community Harm Reduction Steering Committee on February 8 to discuss the Overdose Prevention Site located at 33 Belmont Street, Charlottetown. "A...
Dr. Roberto Campanaro began working as an emergency department doctor at Western Hospital in 2015, and he hasn’t looked back. Moving to Prince Edward Island (from Ontario) to practice medicine in the small rural community of Alberton has been a positive step for his career and...
Her work to bring nearly 300 doctors to Prince Edward Island over the past 10 years has earned Sheila MacLean a lifetime achievement award from her peers across Canada. This is, in fact, MacLean’s second national recognition award. In 2012, the Department of Health and Wellness'...
Service groups across Prince Edward Island can again apply for a Wellness Grant from the provincial government. Not-for-profit and non-government organizations, municipal communities, post-secondary institutions, home and school associations, and community groups can apply at...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed seven additional positive COVID-19 cases in Prince Edward Island, bringing the province’s total to 18. Three of the individuals are women, and four are men, ages ranging from individuals in their 20s to individuals...
The province of Prince Edward Island has been officially named host of the 2023 Canada Winter Games. “We are thrilled to be welcoming Canadian athletes, their families, coaches and spectators to our Island shores in 2023,” said Health and Wellness Minister and Minister...
A nearby beach where you always swam. That favourite tree you used to climb. The woods you explored behind your childhood home. “Most people can remember someplace in nature that felt special to them,” says Hannah Gehrels, project coordinator for Wild Child PEI. “They have...
Health and Wellness Minister James Aylward is proud to join the College of Family Physicians for Prince Edward Island in recognizing May 19, 2019 as Family Doctor Day and celebrating some of the Island’s outstanding physicians. Dr. Lana Beth Barkhouse has been named the Family...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced new precautionary and temporary measures in response to the Omicron variant of concern. “The situation with Omicron is evolving and we will know more about how transmissible this variant is in the coming weeks. I am...