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A total of 18 new physicians, 12 specialists and six family medicine physicians, have signed on to practice in Prince Edward Island in 2020. To-date, 13 of these 18 physicians have started caring for Island patients. The remaining five specialists will begin work later this year...
A temporary COVID-19 drop-in testing clinic will be open at the Town Hall in Stratford from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm this evening. The temporary Stratford drop-in testing clinic, located at 234 Shakespeare Drive, has been established to support the high demand for testing at the...
Evaluation Report: Mental Health Promotion Policy (2020)
This report provides the results of an evaluation of the PEI Department of Agriculture and Land's Mental Health Promotion Policy (April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020)
Spouses of long-term care residents will be able to stay in their own homes and communities longer with updates to long-term care regulations that will allow them to retain more of their family income. Effective February 1, 2020, changes to the long-term care subsidy assessment...
A multi-site, multi-phased integrated strategy, allowing for a transitional/incremental roadmap of integrated and collaborated programs of Mental Health and Addictions Services in PEI.
During National Non-Smoking Week, January 19-25, 2020, Islanders are encouraged to quit smoking and begin living tobacco-free. Islanders who want to quit smoking can now access the province’s new smoking cessation program by contacting their nearest primary care network. The...
Residents of West Prince now have faster access to emergency department (ED) care at Western Hospital with an innovative, on-line technology. The creative approach to care provides patients with non-critical needs, who meet a certain criteria, the option to immediately connect...
More Islanders will benefit from additional financial assistance and coverage for diabetes supplies, including insulin pumps and test strips, starting in the new year. Effective January 1, 2021, the Insulin Pump Program – which assists with the costs of insulin pumps and supplies...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announces additional provincial measures to protect the health and safety of Islanders as the COVID-19 situation continues. Effective March 17, 2020, all public licensed child care centres will be closed until further notice and...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two more positive COVID-19 cases in Prince Edward Island, bringing the province’s total to 11. The cases are two women, one in her 20s and the other in her 50s. Both women are from Prince County and both cases are...