Diagnostic Imaging uses specialized equipment to produce images of the inside of the body for the diagnosis and treatment of injury, disease, and medical conditions. These services give health care providers important information to make decisions about your care and treatment...
A colonoscopy is recommended to screen for colorectal cancer if you are at increased risk because of a personal and/or family history of colorectal cancer or high-risk polyps. For individuals with family history, screening is recommended to begin at age 40 or 10 years earlier than the youngest affected first degree relative. PEI residents without a primary care provider may self-refer for a colonoscopy through the Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. Do I qualify to self-refer for a colonoscopy? You are eligible to self-refer for a colonoscopy if: You have a personal history of colorectal...
Pregnancy counselling, information, and mental health support are offered through the Sexual Health, Options & Reproductive Services (SHORS). Call 1-844-365-8258 (toll-free) to access safe, confidential, non-judgmental, and supportive services. Your privacy and right to make your...
The Home Care Program supports you and your caregivers so that you can remain in your home safely, with independence and quality of life, for as long as possible. What can Home Care do for me? Home Care can provide services in your home, if you: need support to continue living...
Robyn Murphy, an organizer of the Bell Let’s Talk campaign, and an occupational health and safety officer with Health PEI says she’s often witnessed the way people hesitate to engage in discussions around mental health. “Look, if I had broken my leg I wouldn’t have any issue with...
If you think you may have a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) or a Sexually Transmitted Blood-borne Infection (STBBI), you need to be seen by a family doctor, nurse practitioner, or a specially trained nurse. STI and STBBI testing and treatment are offered to individuals of...
A look at life inside PEI’s COVID unit “For a long time, it felt like all the training we did to get ready for COVID was for nothing,” said Chelsea Chessman, the patient care coordinator of Unit 3 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). “But when the omicron variant started to...
This brochure contains information about the Eye See...Eye Learn program for children in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten, and the Prog
The PEI Diabetes Strategy 2014-2017 focuses on three overarching priority areas: enhanced prevention, detection and management of diabetes.