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More COVID-19 testing sites available to start school year
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/more-covid-19-testing-sites-available-to-start-school-year
2021-09-03
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is encouraging those heading back-to-school to get tested for COVID-19 this weekend, if they are experiencing any symptoms. Additional Health PEI testing locations will be available for Island K-12 students, post-secondary students, teachers,...
Irish-trained physician finding opportunity on PEI
2019-02-26
Dr. Padraig Casey is in the early stages of a medical career and raising a family life. He’s building them both on Prince Edward Island. Casey grew up in Ireland’s County Louth and received his medical training in Dublin. When the time came to enter into medical practice, he saw both personal and...
Educators warn of effects of vaping
2019-01-21
Vaping and e-cigarette use may be presented as alternatives to smoking and tobacco use, but health experts are warning that vapes and e-cigarrettes are not healthy alternatives for young people. This year, as part of National Non-Smoking Week, public health officials want to raise awareness among...
Lessons in life, on the baseball diamond
2018-12-07
Sports can be an avenue to friendship and learning for young people, but not everyone has equal access to these opportunities. A new free program, Girls at Bat, is offering the learning experience to Charlottetown area youth by exposing them to baseball. It’s a collaboration between the Women’s...
Expanded hemodialysis services enable community-based treatment
2018-10-24
Pam Veinotte, an RN with the Summerside Hemodialysis Unit at Prince Count Hospital, specializes in nephrology - or kidney function - and has seen the way dialysis and other kidney treatments change people’s lives for the better. That’s why she welcomes more investments to expand hours and...
For thousands of Islanders, home is where the care is
2018-10-16
Shelley Heron knows first hand that the home care program on Prince Edward Island is expecting continued growth in the years to come – and that’s good news for Islanders and the province’s health system. Health PEI’s Home Care Program helps Islanders – who are faced with illness or age-related...
Medical Professionals can live their dreams right here in Prince Edward Island
2018-10-16
Prince Edward Island is always in need of physicians, and Sheila Kerry is working to let prospective doctors know that the Island is the place for them. As the province’s physician recruitment coordinator, she is part of a team that works to attract and retain health professionals for the...
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...