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Health PEI awarded Stroke Distinction from Accreditation Canada
2023-07-05
Health PEI Organized Stroke Care Program has been awarded Stroke Distinction from Accreditation Canada. Stroke Distinction is a highly specialized quality improvement program for organizations that offer acute and/or inpatient rehabilitation services with a dedicated stroke program or unit. The...
Service changes made to Prince County Hospital Critical Care during internal medicine shortage
2023-05-15
Health PEI has implemented a plan to maintain necessary critical care services at Prince County Hospital during an ongoing internal medicine physician shortage.
“Our health-care system is responding to the greatest staffing challenges we have seen as a province and as a county. While our...
Survey indicates Islanders comfortable with virtual care, but want more support
2023-03-03
A survey of Islanders’ experiences with virtual health care show a large number of respondents are comfortable with the technology but would like more support in accessing it. The anonymous, voluntary survey was conducted in the summer of 2022 by Health PEI’s Virtual Care Project Coordination...
Health PEI notifying public of issue involving delayed Gynecological referrals
2022-11-03
Health PEI is notifying the public of a recent error that resulted in Gynecological referrals being delayed due to a data entry issue involving the newly implemented Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system.
In late September 2022, staff and physicians in the Gynecology clinic at The Mount in...
Western Hospital Collaborative Emergency Centre to remain closed until at least late October; review of service underway
2022-09-15
The Western Hospital Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) will remain closed until at least late October 2022 due to ongoing staffing challenges, with a possibility of the closure extending into November if staffing conditions persist.
This closure does not affect the emergency department service...
Health PEI granted Accredited status
2022-09-01
Health PEI has been awarded Accredited status by Accreditation Canada.
In June, a team of health care experts from Accreditation Canada toured 30 locations across Health PEI, interacting with various patients, clients, residents, families, community partners, physicians and staff.
In all, 25...
COVID-19 Vaccine doses and appointments available for children 6 months to 5 years of age
2022-07-27
Prince Edward Island has expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to include all children 6 months of age and up to 5 years old to increase protection against COVID-19 and to reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization. In addition to any immediate illness, children are vulnerable to...
Health PEI celebrates PEI Pride Festival 2022
2022-07-20
July 16 to 22 is Pride Week on Prince Edward Island: a time to celebrate the diversity of gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression of Islanders. It’s a celebration with a mission and vision Health PEI supports every day of the year.
Health PEI opened the Gender Affirming Care...
Code Orange called at QEH due to serious motor vehicle accident
2022-07-19
The QEH activated Code Orange protocols Monday evening at about 6:20 p.m. in response to a serious motor vehicle accident that sent four people to hospital.
Code Orange is called when an external disaster or threat is likely to require additional hospital resources. Due to patient confidentiality...
Expect longer than normal wait times at Island Emergency Departments
2022-06-30
As we head into the holiday weekend, Islanders are asked to expect longer than normal wait times for treatment in Emergency Departments.
“Our Emergency Departments have already been short staffed this summer, but the problem is pronounced as we see an uptick in COVID-19 cases in the general...