La Journée mondiale des accidents vasculaires cérébraux - le 29 octobre - est un bon moment pour les Insulaires et les fournisseurs de soins de santé de parler des facteurs de risque et des symptômes d’un AVC, et de l’importance d’obtenir des soins d’urgence. « Ces conversations...
Pam Veinotte, an RN with the Summerside Hemodialysis Unit at Prince Count Hospital, specializes in nephrology - or kidney function - and has seen the way dialysis and other kidney treatments change people’s lives for the better. That’s why she welcomes more investments to expand...
Fifteen board and committee members from across the province will provide a strong public voice to ensure Islanders have access to high quality health care. Seven islanders have been appointed to form the new Health PEI Board of Directors and nine Islanders have been appointed or...
This is a statistical report on Lung Cancer in Prince Edward Island. It is one report in a series that is being developed to provide a meaningful look at the four most frequently diagnosed cancers in PEI (lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers).
Les améliorations apportées aux unités d’hémodialyse de Summerside et de Charlottetown permettront à un nombre croissant d’Insulaires atteints d’une maladie rénale chronique de bénéficier de ressources accrues plus près de chez eux. Plus tôt ce mois-ci, l’Unité d’hémodialyse de...
Shelley Heron knows first hand that the home care program on Prince Edward Island is expecting continued growth in the years to come – and that’s good news for Islanders and the province’s health system. Health PEI’s Home Care Program helps Islanders – who are faced with illness...
Prince Edward Island is always in need of physicians, and Sheila Kerry is working to let prospective doctors know that the Island is the place for them. As the province’s physician recruitment coordinator, she is part of a team that works to attract and retain health...
Que ce soit en personne ou en ligne, les Insulaires qui participent à l’assemblée générale annuelle de Santé Î.-P.-É. peuvent offrir leur rétroaction et prendre part à des discussions constructives au sujet des soins de santé à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard. L’assemblée aura lieu le...
Were you or a loved one admitted to an Island hospital in the last month? Health PEI wants to hear from you as part of its new online patient satisfaction survey in acute care. The online survey is available in English and French, and patients discharged in September will receive...
The Prince County Hospital (PCH) has lifted visitor restrictions as staff and patients continue to recover from gastro-intestinal illness. “We are very pleased that all patients and staff who had been experiencing symptoms of gastro-intestinal illness are now well on their way to...