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PEI welcomes 20 new health care professionals from United States
Prince Edward Island is actively recruiting health care professional from the United States with 20 accepted offers to work in the province since January 1, 2025. Some of the recent hires include physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and laboratory technologists. In...
Department of Health and Wellness Business Plan 2025-2026
The Department of Health and Wellness Business Plan 2025-2026 reflects planned initiatives in the Department of Health and Wellness over the 2025-2026 fiscal year, related to the Provincial Health Plan 2023-2028.
Reporting Notifiable Diseases and Conditions and Communicable Diseases
What are the Notifiable Diseases and Conditions and Communicable Diseases (NDCCD) Regulations? The NDCCD Regulations are pursuant to the Prince Edward Island Public Health Act and are intended to strengthen surveillance and the public health response to over 70 diseases and...
PEI Annual Report on Notifiable Diseases
The Chief Public Health Office produces a report on provincially notifiable diseases and conditions for PEI each year. In previous years, the report was included in the Chief Public Health Officer’s Report which is released every 5 years, but the PEI Annual Report on Notifiable...
20 Island students begin medical training in PEI
Today marks a significant milestone for health care in Prince Edward Island as 20 Island students officially begin their medical school journey here in PEI. This highly anticipated initiative is a major milestone in the province’s efforts to strengthen the health-care system and...
Islanders get faster access to surgery
Access to surgical services in Prince Edward Island is improving significantly with wait times reduced and capacity expanded across the province. Health PEI has completed 3,330 cataract surgeries since January 2025, which is nearly double from the same period in 2024. Also, this...
Back-to-school reminder: Keep kids’ vaccines up to date
As the new school year approaches, Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Office is reminding families to ensure their children’s vaccinations are up to date. Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to protect children from serious and potentially life-threatening...
18 new drugs added to the Provincial and Cancer Treatment Centre Formularies
Eighteen new medications and expanded indications are being added to the Provincial Pharmacare Formulary and Health PEI’s Cancer Treatment Centre Formulary in early September. The new medications assist in treating six different types of cancer as well as various illnesses...
Province expands RSV protection for infants and seniors
The provincial government is expanding its RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) prevention programs to better protect Islanders who are most at risk of serious illness from the virus - infants and seniors. Starting this October, all infants will be eligible to receive Beyfortus®...