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Find Health Care
2024-05-01
If you have a valid PEI Health Card, you can access many of the following services without a referral from a doctor. If you are looking for a family doctor or nurse practitioner, see Find a Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner
For medical emergencies, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest...
Health PEI Executive Leadership Team
2024-04-17
Chief Executive Officer
Melanie Fraser
Melanie is an accomplished senior Public Sector executive with 20+ years' experience building, leading and empowering growth in organizations and systems. Throughout her career with the public service, she has led large organizations and systems to deliver...
Health PEI Snapshots
2024-03-18
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Staff Profile: therapeutic dementia worker Tabatha Gallant
"They are still people. It's not their fault that dementia is affecting them, and their humanity is intermixed in all that confusion. To make a connection in the humanity...
Clearing the barriers: Health PEI's cancer patient navigator
2024-02-02
“There’s a real problem-solving element to this job, and I love that,” said Michelle Barton, the cancer patient navigator for Health PEI.
The health care system can be complex. It’s often difficult for patients to find their way to the care or resources they need. As the cancer patient navigator...
CT scan wait times now some of the shortest in the country
2024-01-29
A computerized tomography (CT) scan is an important tool for proper diagnosis of many illnesses and injuries.
In four short months, Gailyne MacPherson, director of Hospital Services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, along with staff, have dramatically decreased CT scan wait times from 99 weeks to about...
Health PEI Frequent Contacts
2024-01-23
COVID-19
For information about COVID-19, visit www.princeedwardisland.ca/COVID19.
Financial Assistance for Out-of-Province Medical Travel
If you are a PEI resident with a valid PEI Health Card and have received prior approval from Health PEI for out-of-province medical services, you may be...
Health PEI by the Numbers
2024-01-11
The numbers below provide a snapshot of Prince Edward Island’s population, and Health PEI’s staff and annual statistics for the period April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023.
For more statistics, view Health PEI's Annual Report 2022-2023 [PDF | 14.33 MB].
Our population statistics...
Living well with COPD
2023-12-07
“They did everything they could to direct you through your disease and to help you manage it,” said Peter Sprague, who has been dealing with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, for more than 14 years.
For those with a diagnosis, chronic diseases like COPD are part of everyday life....
Phillip’s diabetes story: “My whole life changed.”
2023-11-28
After months of feeling sick and dealing with high anxiety and stomach problems, Phillip Homburg finally went to the emergency department. He assumed he had a severe case of the stomach flu.
“Due to my age and how long my symptoms had been happening, the doctor tested my blood sugar and A1C,...