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May 9 to 15 is National Nursing Week #WeAnswerTheCall
2022-05-09
May 9 to 15 is National Nursing Week in Canada. Nurses play a pivotal role in the health care of Islanders, working tirelessly at every level of the health care system, be they Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, or Nurse Practitioners. “PEI’s nurses have always been the face of health...
Organ Donation: Giving - and receiving - the gift of life
2022-04-26
The gift of life is something most parents give their child only once. But not Crystal Ogden. “People tell me I gave her life twice.” In 2013, Ogden donated part of her liver to her daughter Cadence, who was just five years old when she learned she needed a liver transplant. At age two, Cadence was...
Cough and Fever clinics closing March 31 as family physician offices, walk-in clinics take over care
2022-03-28
Health PEI Cough and Fever Clinics in Charlottetown and Slemon Park will end on March 31 as routine care for Islanders with respiratory illness is transitioned back to family physician offices and walk-in clinics. “Cough and Fever Clinics were established in 2020 to provide a place for people with...
Now is the time for Island children and adolescents to get vaccinated against COVID-19
2022-03-10
March break week is an opportunity for Island parents and guardians to make an appointment for their children and adolescents to get vaccinated for COVID-19, including the booster dose if eligible, and reduce their child’s risk of severe illness when they come into contact with the virus. “As...
Hundreds of available appointments for Islanders to get vaccinated against COVID-19 this week
2022-03-07
Health PEI is calling on eligible Islanders who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 to take advantage of the more than 900 available appointments at clinics across the province this week, including for children. Starting today and through the end this week, there are more than 550 appointments...
Thousands of available appointments for Islanders to get the COVID-19 vaccine next week, including booster doses
2022-02-18
Health PEI is calling on eligible Islanders who are not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to take advantage of the nearly 2,600 available appointments at clinics across the province over the next week, including hundreds of walk-in opportunities to get a booster dose. Beginning this weekend...
Nearly 2,400 opportunities for Islanders to get vaccinated against COVID-19 this coming week
2022-02-11
Health PEI is urging eligible Islanders who are not yet fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to take advantage of the nearly 2,400 appointments still available at clinics across the province over the next week, including hundreds of walk-in opportunities to get a booster dose. Starting this weekend...
Cataract surgeries reinstated, fewer surgical delays expected this week
2022-02-07
Cataract surgeries have been reinstated and fewer non-urgent surgeries are expected to be postponed this week at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Last week, Health PEI postponed all cataract surgeries and rescheduled some non-urgent surgeries and procedures to maintain bed capacity and staffing in the...
More than 2,000 COVID-19 vaccine appointments available this coming week, including walk-ins
2022-02-04
Now is the time for Islanders to get vaccinated as Health PEI offers more than 2,000 convenient opportunities for Islanders to get vaccinated for COVID-19 over the coming week at clinics across the province, including several hundred appointments for children 5 to 11 years of age to get their first...
COVID-19 vaccine appointments still available for this week, including some walk-ins
2022-02-02
Health PEI is advising of nearly 750 appointments still available at clinics across the province tomorrow and Friday for Islanders to get vaccinated against COVID-19, including walk-in appointments at dedicated booster dose clinics. There are more than 280 appointments available at Health PEI-run...