Health PEI is encouraging Island parents of children and students who are not yet up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines to take advantage of appointments still available at clinics across the province this month. Starting today (August 17) and through the end of August, there...
Health PEI is hosting a public meeting in French about the use of virtual health care on Prince Edward Island. The feedback from this meeting will complement information gathered through the Virtual Care Patient Survey. The perspectives and experiences gathered will help Health...
The COVID-19 outbreaks on Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Unit 7 and Prince Edward Home’s Fox Meadow Household have been declared over. Patients in acute care facilities are permitted three (3) Partners in Care and Patients in hospital awaiting Long Term Care and residents in Long...
FLS Program aims to prevent life-altering injuries before they happen Joan Adams’ family had planned their holiday in Nova Scotia for a long time. “We had started talking about it during COVID, but we wanted to wait until we all felt safe,” she said. Her family rented a series of...
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...
An innovative Canadian technology, intended to reduce the risk of falls, is now available locally through a commercialization project being conducted at Health PEI with support from the Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network. The program uses technology developed by...
Health PEI is asking for patience as high volumes of Islanders are requesting Paxlovid to treat COVID-19. Paxlovid is available for individuals age 50 and older regardless of vaccination status, or anyone age 18 and older who are immunocompromised or have underlying health...
The patient medical home model is working at the Kinlock Medical Centre. Four years ago, a group of Charlottetown-area doctors came together for a meeting. “We didn’t even have a name for what we were talking about, but we all knew the current system isn’t working,” said Dr...
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...