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Remote monitoring program helps keep Islanders at home, out of hospital
2016-10-28
It didn’t take long for Island physician Dr. Shannon Curtis to notice how a new remote-monitoring program helped one of her patients with congestive heart failure take more control of her own illness. Since it was introduced in November 2015, the Remote Patient Monitoring program has allowed 45...
Diabetes Referral Form
2016-10-26
Complete this form to refer or self-refer to the Provincial Diabetes Program or the Diabetes Drug Program .
Government celebrates Beach Grove Home anniversary with long-term-care investment
2016-10-21
Beach Grove Home marked its 30th anniversary this week with a celebration for residents and an investment in long-term-care beds from government. The province is investing more than $1 million to purchase 180 new long-term care beds to replace those at Beach Grove Home and Wedgewood Manor and to...
PEI's first cancer physician stays connected to the system
2016-10-21
Dr. Dagny Dryer was more than ready to spend a quiet retirement painting and tending to her tomato crop after more than 30 groundbreaking years as a medical oncologist. That was until Prince Edward Island’s first cancer doctor began to feel the magnetic pull of medicine once again. “When I first...
Fewer Island women being diagnosed with cervical cancer
2016-10-19
A more accessible screening program and more available human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine are working together to help reduce the number of Island women diagnosed with cervical cancer. The number of Island women diagnosed per year has slowly declined from an average of eight cases per year in the...
New tool will support Islanders diagnosed with breast cancer
2016-10-13
Breast cancer survivor Maureen Garrity says she wishes a new patient information tool had been available back when she received her diagnosis. Health PEI has partnered with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, health care providers, and patient advisors on an information and navigation booklet...
Helipad upgrade at Prince County Hospital
2016-10-06
Improvements to the Prince County Hospital’s (PCH) heliport will ensure Islanders have 24/7 access to emergency air transports. The work will take approximately 10 weeks, and during that time patients requiring Lifeflights will be transported by Island EMS to the Lifeflight alternate landing site...
Islanders can attend Health PEI’s annual meeting in person, online
2016-10-05
Whether in person or on the web, Islanders who attend Health PEI’s annual general meeting can give their input and participate in quality discussions about health care on Prince Edward Island. The meeting will be this Thursday, Oct. 6, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Rodd Royalty Inn and Suites in...
Flu shot is No. 1 way to prevent illness
2016-10-05
Islanders are urged to get their flu shot as flu season on Prince Edward Island nears. Throughout October 52,000 doses of influenza vaccine will be delivered in various shipments to immunizers. Influenza season typically begins in Prince Edward Island in December. “A flu shot is safe, free to many...
Committees give Islanders a bolder voice in health-system planning
2016-10-05
Islanders from across the province will give patients and the public a stronger voice in the health system. Two Community Health Engagement Committees – one from the west and one from the east – will collect input from Islanders on the direction of the health care system. They will provide feedback...