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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,...
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...
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...
State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging service benefits Eastern Kings
2016-09-27
Residents of Eastern Kings now have access to a new digital radiography suite and the best in X-ray technology at Souris Hospital, says Minister of Health and Wellness Robert Henderson. “This latest addition in diagnostic imaging provides a higher quality of testing that will create a more...
Prince County Hospital will receive $5.35 million expansion
2016-09-16
A government investment of $5.35 million will enhance patient care services at Prince County Hospital (PCH). This investment will go towards expanding the Ambulatory Care Centre and introduction of a new Women’s Wellness Centre. “Ambulatory care is one of the most significant growth areas in health...
More resources will improve access to dialysis treatment and specialists
2016-09-13
Islanders living with chronic kidney disease will soon benefit from more resources and better access to dialysis treatment and specialists at the renal clinic, says Minister of Health and Wellness Robert Henderson. This week, Health PEI introduced an evening shift that will enhance capacity for...
PEI men encouraged to talk about prostate health and cancer
2016-09-08
During Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Island men are encouraged to speak with their family physician or nurse practitioner about their prostate health and risk of developing cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer to affect Canadian men; one in eight men will be diagnosed with the...