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Mental Health and Addictions Emergency Department & Short Stay Unit
2024-03-18
The Mental Health and Addictions Emergency Department & Short Stay Unit will be phasing in services beginning with 24/7 emergency, crisis care on February 27, 2024. The short stay service will be offered in the new department in late spring 2024.
The Mental Health and...
Endoscopy
2024-02-05
An endoscopy is a procedure where a doctor uses an endoscope, a long flexible tube with a tiny camera and light at the end, to look inside your digestive tract.
The Endoscopy Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) provides care to patients staying in the hospital (inpatient) and those who are not...
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
2024-02-05
Queen Elizabeth Hospital is the provincial referral centre for specialized hospital services. The 243-bed facility provides emergency, surgical, inpatient and ambulatory care services.
When preparing to visit a patient in hospital or for your own hospital stay, visit Hospital Services to learn...
Cancer Statistics and Trends on PEI
2023-12-11
Health PEI collects and analyzes cancer data over time to help inform public health priorities, policies, and new areas of research.
Cancer Control Progress Measurements
Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control
Read about PEI’s progress on national priorities for Canada’s cancer system. Visit the...
Cancer Treatment Wait Times
2023-12-05
What is the wait time to see a radiation oncologist?
On average you can expect to wait 14 days from the time your referral is received at the PEI Cancer Treatment Centre to seeing a radiation oncologist.
This wait time is based on patients referred to see a Radiation Oncologist...
Cancer Care on PEI
2023-10-31
Cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed chronic diseases and is the leading cause of death in Prince Edward Island and Canada. Health PEI is committed to reducing cancer and its impact on all Islanders by advancing best-practice care across the cancer control continuum.
PEI Cancer Action Plan...
Cancer Support and Information for Patients and Families
2023-09-05
Cancer affects not only the physical body, but also the emotional, social, spiritual and financial domains of life. On this page you will find some of the many resources available to cancer patients and their families.
To broaden your search, the Canadian Cancer Society provides a Community...
PEI Cancer Treatment Centre
2023-08-30
The PEI Cancer Treatment Centre (PEICTC) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Prince County Hospital Satellite Clinic focuses on specialized care and well-being for adults with cancer.
Information for health care providers
Health care providers seeking information on the referral process...
Your Child’s Surgery Day
2023-04-13
Surgery can be stressful for children and caregivers. This page explains what to expect when your child has same-day surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Charlottetown, or at a hospital in PEI.
What should I do to prepare my child for same-day surgery?
Read the Preoperative Guide...
Cancer Treatment
2023-02-27
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can bring up a lot of questions and anxiety.
It is normal to feel that treatment should start right away. However, it is important for your doctors to understand as much as they can about your cancer before treatment begins. This process may take days...