Provincial Laboratory Services and COVID-19 Testing Platforms
Provincial Laboratory Services uses multiple Health Canada-authorized COVID-19 testing methods and devices to meet Islanders’ needs for:
- routine testing,
- urgent/stat testing, and
- large-scale/surge testing.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and Prince County Hospital laboratories use RT-PCR GeneXpert and BioFire devices for urgent and routine single tests. These instruments can deliver results within one hour of being received by the lab.
For large scale testing, the QEH lab uses a RT-PCR platform from BD.
Western Hospital, Kings County Memorial Hospital, and COVID testing clinics across PEI use the Abbott ID Now test.
General Inquiries
Health PEI
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Phone: 902-368-6130
Fax: 902-368-6136
Media Inquiries
Phone: 902-368-6135
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency department.
If you are unsure what to do about a health issue or if you need health information, call 8-1-1.
