“When I received the email about the Wellness Wheel Challenge, I thought it might be something fun to try and that it might help keep our staff engaged,” said Holly Paynter, nurse coordinator on the pediatric ambulatory (day) care unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). “The...
“They did everything they could to direct you through your disease and to help you manage it,” said Peter Sprague, who has been dealing with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, for more than 14 years. For those with a diagnosis, chronic diseases like COPD are part of...
“Palliative care is about living,” said Blanche Ward, an integrated palliative care program social worker for Health PEI. “You can live with your life-limiting illness when provided the right support. We want people to have a more positive perception of what palliative care is...
If you have a valid PEI Health Card, you can access many of the following services without a referral from a doctor. If you are looking for a family doctor or nurse practitioner, see Find a Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner For medical emergencies, call 9-1-1 or go to the...
A Day in the Life of a Medical Radiation Therapist “We are all very passionate and friendly here,” said Kristy Peters, medical radiation therapist at the PEI Cancer Treatment Centre. “You can often hear us on the intercom while patients are receiving their treatment, and we do...
Joelene Spencer wasn’t sure what she would find when she arrived at the Women’s Wellness & Sexual Health Services clinic in Charlottetown. A walk-in clinic doctor had prescribed Nexplanon, a new type of birth control which is implanted in the upper arm. The Women’s Wellness...
Chief Executive Officer Melanie Fraser Melanie Fraser is the Chief Executive Officer of Health PEI, where she leads the province’s health authority with a focus on innovation, equity, and system-wide transformation. With over two decades of senior public sector leadership...
Conor Mullally’s journey with mental health is a long one with many stops along the way, but it’s one he’s not afraid to talk about. “I think everyone experiences mental health, to an extent,” he said on the phone from his home in Souris, PEI. “Some people’s experience is at a...
“There’s really something to be said about the PEI charm,” said Amber Johnston, a nurse practitioner newly practicing on Prince Edward Island. “Everyone has been so lovely and happy to have us home.” Amber and her husband moved to Cornwall, PEI in December of 2022 when she was...
The very fabric of home care is embedded with collaboration. It takes an enormous team of professionals to make the system work and to ensure the best quality of care for Islanders. As Crystal Praught, director of Home Care Services for Health PEI said, "I want people to know the...