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Nurses ready to help in mental-health crises
2017-12-28
Strengthening mental health services -, Not all emergencies that arrive at Prince Edward Island’s largest hospital involve physical health. For those who show up at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital emergency department with a mental health crisis, Sasha O’Hanley and her colleagues are the first point...
Pharmacare brings relief from prescription drug costs
2017-12-27
Supporting Island families -, Grant Wyand doesn’t want the cost of prescription medicines to prevent Islanders from accessing them. Through the Pharmacare program, the Prince Edward Island government is working to help Islanders with the costs of prescription medications, along with certain medical...
KCMH emergency department closed tonight
2017-12-18
The emergency department at Kings County Memorial Hospital will be closed today (December 18) from 4 to 10 p.m. due to a temporary lack of physician coverage. The emergency department will reopen Tuesday, December 19 at 8 a.m. Anyone with urgent medical needs should call 9-1-1 or seek emergency...
Leading-edge treatment coming to cancer centre
2017-12-15
Investing in infrastructure -, As she readies the current linear accelerator for her next patient, radiation therapist Leigh-Ann Locke explains how the world-class equipment arriving at the PEI Cancer Treatment Centre in March could be a life changer for some Islanders. The centre is getting a...
KCMH emergency department closed part of Tuesday
2017-12-11
The emergency department at Kings County Memorial Hospital will be closed from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. tomorrow (December 12) due to a temporary lack of physician coverage. The emergency department will be open from 4 to 10 p.m. Anyone with urgent medical needs should call 9-1-1 or seek emergency...
Defibrillator database will help save lives – so register now
2017-12-08
Supporting Island families -, Islanders, businesses, and community facilities are encouraged to register their Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) with a new province-wide online database. Joining the AED registry is voluntary and free and can be done in less than five minutes by visiting www....
Health PEI continues to invest in nurses
2017-12-01
Supporting Island families -, Hiring more nurses across the province – as part of the province’s first-ever nursing strategy – will help ensure stable health care for Islanders now and into the future. Since January, Health PEI has hired 64 new graduate nurses, including 13 this December. Another...
Seniors mental health expands to Kings County
2017-11-29
Strengthening mental health services -, Kings County seniors with complex mental health conditions now have access to a new team of community-based care professionals. Previously available in Prince and Queens counties, a Seniors Mental Health Resource Team is now operating in Kings County out of...
Strong ties to QEH brought volunteer back
2017-11-27
It was because of his wife Rosemary that Delbert Evans started volunteering at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital – and she’s the reason he’s there today, even without her. “Rosemary began to get involved as a volunteer at the QEH and I joined along with her,” says the 85-year-old, who moved to Prince...
Motivational interviewing method treats the whole person
2017-11-23
Strengthening mental health services -, Drawing from her 16 years as a senior addictions counselor with the province, Jody MacLennan says Islanders recovering from addiction have one thing in common. “Very rarely do people come in with just one challenge. It’s rare there is just one thing they are...