Prince Edward Island has expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to include all children 6 months of age and up to 5 years old to increase protection against COVID-19 and to reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization. In addition to any immediate illness...
July 16 to 22 is Pride Week on Prince Edward Island: a time to celebrate the diversity of gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression of Islanders. It’s a celebration with a mission and vision Health PEI supports every day of the year. Health PEI opened the Gender...
The QEH activated Code Orange protocols Monday evening at about 6:20 p.m. in response to a serious motor vehicle accident that sent four people to hospital. Code Orange is called when an external disaster or threat is likely to require additional hospital resources. Due to...
As we head into the holiday weekend, Islanders are asked to expect longer than normal wait times for treatment in Emergency Departments. “Our Emergency Departments have already been short staffed this summer, but the problem is pronounced as we see an uptick in COVID-19 cases in...
Health PEI is notifying the public of a recent privacy breach as the result of a stolen laptop. In early April, an employee’s laptop was stolen, containing information about more than 4,000 patients and more than 1,200 Health PEI employees. The laptop theft was reported to police...
Cataract surgeries have been reinstated and fewer non-urgent surgeries are expected to be postponed this week at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Last week, Health PEI postponed all cataract surgeries and rescheduled some non-urgent surgeries and procedures to maintain bed capacity...
The Health PEI Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Dr. Michael Gardam as the permanent CEO for Health PEI. Dr. Gardam was recommended for the position by the Health PEI Board of Directors following a competitive search. Dr. Gardam has been Interim CEO of Health PEI since the...
Dr. Michael Gardam will take on duties as Health PEI’s acting CEO, beginning May 8. Dr. Gardam was recommended for the position by the Health PEI Board of Directors. In addition, he will continue to provide clinical oversight services as Health PEI’s Infectious Diseases...
A new leadership structure is coming to Health PEI, one that will help to streamline decision making, break down barriers between programs, improve overall coordination of the health care system and provide responsive services to the increasing health needs of Islanders. “No...
The Charlottetown COVID-19 clinic is moving to a new location on Park Street as of Monday. Since March, the COVID-19 Clinic in Charlottetown, which includes a testing site and cough and fever clinic, has been located at the Eastlink Centre. Starting Monday, September 28, those...