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Family Medicine Sponsorship Program
2020-09-14
The Family Medicine Sponsorship Program is a program of the Department of Health and Wellness designed to support proactive physician succession planning. The program provides funding for selected medical students pursuing Family Medicine as a profession. The funds will be paid directly to the...
Two new positive COVID-19 cases confirmed in PEI
2020-09-09
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 11.
One is a woman in her 30s, an essential worker (non-health care related) who travelled internationally. The other is a man in his...
Province confirms two new cases of COVID-19
2020-09-08
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to nine.
One individual is an essential worker not employed in the health care industry – a man in his 30s – who arrived in the province on...
Province confirms new cases of COVID-19
2020-09-07
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed four new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to seven.
Two cases are essential workers not employed in the healthcare industry – a woman in her 40s and a man in his 20s – who...
Province confirms one new case of COVID-19
2020-09-04
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed an additional positive case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to three.
The individual is a male in his late teens who arrived to PEI following international travel. He has been in self-...
Negative COVID-19 test results now available online
2020-09-03
Islanders who have tested for COVID-19 can now access their negative test results online.
After an individual is tested for COVID-19, within 72 hours their negative test results will be available for them to access at COVID-19 Test Results. Individuals must enter their PEI Health Card number...
Province confirms two new cases of COVID-19
2020-09-03
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 in the province.
Both cases are men, one is in his 20s and the other in his 30s. They are both essential workers not employed in the health care industry. They have been in self-isolation since...
18 new physicians join PEI health system this year
2020-09-01
A total of 18 new physicians, 12 specialists and six family medicine physicians, have signed on to practice in Prince Edward Island in 2020.
To-date, 13 of these 18 physicians have started caring for Island patients. The remaining five specialists will begin work later this year and another will...
Restaurant and Food Premises Violation Warnings
2020-09-01
If a food premises inspection or follow-up inspection finds a PEI food establishment does not meet the minimum standards set out in the Food Premises regulations, the violation will be recorded and a warning will be issued.
Only the food premises that have been issued a Warning, Health Order or...
Restaurant and Food Premises Inspection Reports
2020-09-01
Every licensed food premises in PEI must be inspected annually to confirm its compliance with the minimum standards of the Public Health Act and Food Premises Regulations. Food-service operations subject to annual inspection include all sit-in and take-out restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores and...