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2024-10-09
This page answers common questions about how to access virtual care in PEI through Maple, a secure online health care platform.
The PEI Unaffiliated Virtual Care Program provides this service free of charge to Islanders on the Provincial Patient Registry who do not have a family doctor or...
2024-10-07
Long-term care provides specialized nursing and personal care services to individuals who can no longer live on their own, with family or home care supports. These services are provided while respecting each resident’s dignity and personal choices.
Services are provided in both public and...
2024-10-07
Health PEI offers mental health services for adults, youth, and those wanting to support family members.
Need Help Now?
Call the Mental Health and Addictions Phone Line at 1-833-553-6983. Calls are answered by trained mental health professionals (a registered nurse or a social worker) 24...
2024-02-12
Patient Medical Homes have formed at 17 Island primary care locations, beginning the shift in primary health care from solo family practices to collaborative health care and better access to care for Islanders.
Patient Medical Homes deliver team-based care through a model that has...
2024-07-22
Whether your gambling involves lottery tickets, casino games, horse racing or sports betting, slot machines, or video lottery terminals (VLTs), a gambling addiction can cause serious harm to you and your loved ones.
Two signs of a gambling addiction are:
You cannot control the amount of...
2024-08-30
If you are living with diabetes or at risk of developing diabetes, the Provincial Diabetes Program can provide you with education, support and management advice.
What can the Provincial Diabetes Program do for me?
The Diabetes Program can offer you information and support on:...
2023-01-31
Virtual care is a way to visit with your health care provider (e.g., doctor, nurse, social worker) using your phone, computer, or tablet.
You may see a health care provider virtually if:
your health care provider offers virtual visits and believes the visit can be done virtually, OR...
2024-07-22
Need Help Now?
Mental Health and Addictions Phone Line
1-833-553-6983
Calls are answered by trained mental health professionals (a registered nurse or a social worker) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Mental health care is offered in community health facilities across the province....
2024-07-22
Need Help Now?
Mental Health and Addictions Phone Line
1-833-553-6983
Calls are answered by trained mental health professionals (a registered nurse or a social worker) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Addiction Services provide a range of programs designed to help you through the...
2020-04-09
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...
2022-02-24
Youth and Family Addiction Services are provided across Prince Edward Island by youth addiction and family addiction counsellors. If you are a young person whose use of alcohol or drugs is causing you or your family concern, Youth and Family Addiction Services can help.
Services include:...
2023-09-29
You need a PEI Health Card to use services at hospitals and other public health care facilities in Prince Edward Island without being charged. Pharmacists also use your health card to record your medications in the PEI Drug Information System.
Apply for a PEI Health Card ...
2024-05-06
For immediate help
Call the Mental Health and Addictions Phone Line at 1-833-553-6983 (toll-free).
Calls are answered by trained mental health professionals 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.
Contact the Mobile Mental Health Response Service.
A team of trained health care...
Flu and COVID-19 Vaccination
2024-10-10
The best way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 and the flu is to get vaccinated each year. It is safe to get the flu shot and the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time.
Where to get your flu and COVID-19 shot
Starting October 15, 2024, Health PEI Public Health Nursing ...
Virtual Health Care for Islanders without a Primary Care Provider FAQ
2024-10-09
This page answers common questions about how to access virtual care in PEI through Maple, a secure online health care platform.
The PEI Unaffiliated Virtual Care Program provides this service free of charge to Islanders on the Provincial Patient Registry who do not have a family doctor or nurse...
Gastroenterology
2024-10-09
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the digestive tract, gallbladder, liver, bile ducts, and pancreas. A professional who specializes in these fields is called a gastroenterologist/GI Specialist or doctor, or gastroenterologist/GI Nurse Practitioner.
Our clinic consists of...
Health PEI Annual General Meeting
2024-10-08
2024 Annual General Meeting
Health PEI invites Islanders to participate in its Annual General Meeting and be part of discussions about health care in Prince Edward Island.
The meeting will be on Monday, October 28 at 6 p.m. at the Delta Hotel (18 Queen St.) in Charlottetown....
Peritoneal Dialysis
2024-10-08
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a form of dialysis done at home either by the patient or, in some cases, with the assistance of a care giver.
What are the benefits of peritoneal dialysis?
With peritoneal dialysis you can:
dialyze at home
set your dialysis schedule
manage your own care
work...
Advance Care Planning
2024-10-07
What is Advance Care Planning?
Advance Care Planning (ACP) is about having conversations with your close family, friends and health care provider(s) so that they know the health care treatment you wish to have, or refuse, if you become incapable of expressing your own decisions.
What is an...
Mental Health Support and Services
2024-10-07
Health PEI offers mental health services for adults, youth, and those wanting to support family members.
Need Help Now?
Call the Mental Health and Addictions Phone Line at 1-833-553-6983. Calls are answered by trained mental health professionals (a registered...
Long-term Care
2024-10-07
Long-term care provides specialized nursing and personal care services to individuals who can no longer live on their own, with family or home care supports. These services are provided while respecting each resident’s dignity and personal choices.
Services are provided in both public and private...
COVID-19 outbreak declared on Blue Jay Way and Red Oak Heights households at Prince Edward Home
2024-10-07
Prince Edward Home in Charlottetown has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 on its Blue Jay Way and Red Oak Heights households.
Residents of these households will be limited to one visitor at a time.
All visitors will be asked to follow the current infection control measures.
All visitors are...
Someone on your side
2024-10-03
Meet Health PEI’s Mental Health and Addictions Patient Navigator
Working in Community Mental Health and Addiction from 2018-2021, Kaley Knox could see firsthand how difficult it can be for people to find the help they need. When she saw a job posting for the then-new position of provincial Mental...