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Some health services cancelling appointments
2016-11-30
Due to inclement weather and road conditions, the following health services have been impacted: · All public health nursing appointments in Queens County are cancelled · All Provincial Renal Clinic appointments are cancelled · Nurse Practitioner clinic in Morell is...
Mental health enhancements continue
2016-11-29
Government is committed to modernizing mental health services, including safety and security upgrades at Hillsborough Hospital. In 2017-18 Prince Edward Island will begin a master plan for mental health programming and facilities. This work will bring mental health services more in line with the...
Remember to call ahead on medical appointments
2016-11-29
Due to inclement weather and road conditions predicted over the next 24 hours, Health PEI reminds Islanders with appointments at hospitals, clinics and other health care services to please call ahead to confirm their appointment – or notify staff if they are unable to make the appointment. Health...
Some Kings County health services impacted by power outage
2016-11-28
Due to ongoing power outages in the Kings County area, some health appointments are being cancelled. The power outage is impacting primary care, public health and community-based services in Montague at the Montague Health Centre and the Montague Office Complex (Douses Road). This includes...
New bridge toll option for some off-Island medical travel
2016-11-16
Islanders requiring out-of-province medical services will benefit from a new bridge toll program coming next month. Hope Air -- in collaboration with Health PEI -- will pay for a Confederation Bridge pass for Islanders in financial need to attend medical appointments in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia...
Islanders invited to addictions awareness events
2016-11-14
Events this week will offer Islanders a chance to learn more about addiction prevention, treatment and recovery. Prince Edward Island is joining the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery organizations across the country to mark National...
Mental health, addictions strategy sets course for next decade
2016-11-14
Prince Edward Island’s new mental health and addictions strategy will be the roadmap to enhance and integrate mental health services in the province for the next 10 years. Created by Prince Edward Island’s Chief Mental Health and Addictions Office,, Moving Forward Together, outlines the high-...
Child and youth mental health resources now available from home
2016-11-04
Mental health resources for children and youth are helping Island families from the comfort of their own homes. The online programming and telehealth services of the Strongest Families partnership have no wait times and fit families’ schedules, eliminating the need to travel, take time off work...
Remote monitoring program helps keep Islanders at home, out of hospital
2016-10-28
It didn’t take long for Island physician Dr. Shannon Curtis to notice how a new remote-monitoring program helped one of her patients with congestive heart failure take more control of her own illness. Since it was introduced in November 2015, the Remote Patient Monitoring program has allowed 45...
Government celebrates Beach Grove Home anniversary with long-term-care investment
2016-10-21
Beach Grove Home marked its 30th anniversary this week with a celebration for residents and an investment in long-term-care beds from government. The province is investing more than $1 million to purchase 180 new long-term care beds to replace those at Beach Grove Home and Wedgewood Manor and to...