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Islanders encouraged to get checked for diabetes
2018-11-14
Health PEI is offering free diabetes screening and risk assessment clinics for Islanders in locations across the province this month.
November is Diabetes Awareness month, including World Diabetes Day today, which provides a great opportunity to learn more about diabetes prevention, education...
Saving lives and reducing risk through proper antibiotic use
2018-11-13
Antibiotics are one of medicine’s most powerful tools – when used properly.
Sarah Lutes and Dr. Greg German are working to make sure these important drugs don’t lose their power to cure.
Lutes, an antimicrobial pharmacist, and German, an MD and medical microbiologist, are hoping to raise...
Encouraging full lives and independence for survivors of stroke
2018-11-06
There are 4,500 Islanders living with the effects of a stroke. The professionals in PEI's Organized Stroke Care Program are working to make sure a patient’s life, post-stroke, is as full and independent as possible.
“Our role here is to ensure there is a compassionate, interdisciplinary approach...
Islanders encouraged to get screened for COPD
2018-11-02
November is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Awareness Month and Islanders are encouraged to take advantage of free screening clinics being offered across the province.
Health PEI is holding a series of COPD screening clinics from November 6 to 29 in communities across the province –...
New kidney care clinic opens
2018-11-01
Islanders with chronic kidney disease will benefit from better access to kidney care through the new PEI Renal Clinic.
The $2.1 million provincial renal clinic is designed to support growth within provincial renal services such as peritoneal dialysis and post-kidney transplant care, as well as...
Know the signs of a stroke
2018-10-29
World Stroke Day – October 29 – is a good time for Islanders and health care providers to talk about risk factors, signs of a stroke and the importance of seeking emergency care.
“These conversations can save lives and make a difference in outcomes following a stroke,” says Minister of Health and...
New appointments to health system leadership team
2018-10-24
Fifteen board and committee members from across the province will provide a strong public voice to ensure Islanders have access to high quality health care.
Seven islanders have been appointed to form the new Health PEI Board of Directors and nine Islanders have been appointed or reappointed the...
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...
More resources continue to improve access to dialysis
2018-10-18
Improvements at the Summerside and Charlottetown hemodialysis units will bring more resources closer to home for the growing number of Islanders living with chronic kidney disease.
Earlier this month, the Summerside Hemodialysis Unit at Prince County Hospital introduced an afternoon shift on...
How was your hospital stay? Health PEI wants to know
2018-10-16
Were you or a loved one admitted to an Island hospital in the last month? Health PEI wants to hear from you as part of its new online patient satisfaction survey in acute care.
The online survey is available in English and French, and patients discharged in September will receive a postcard in the...