Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed four new positive cases of COVID-19 in the province related to travel. The cases include three men (one in his 30s, one in his 40s and one in his 50s) and a woman in her 30s who all arrived in...
In honour of “The Logan Boulet Effect” and to raise awareness on the importance of organ and tissue donation, Green Shirt Day will be recognized on April 7and 8 across Prince Edward Island. All Islanders are encouraged to wear a green shirt on April 7 and 8 and register to be a...
Any community or organization with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for public use is encouraged to register the life-saving device with Emergency Health Services. The AED registry allows bystanders and emergency responders to quickly locate the closest defibrillator when someone calls in a sudden cardiac arrest. Using the online database, a 9-1-1 dispatcher can direct the caller or bystander to retrieve the nearest device and instruct its use until paramedics arrive. There is no cost to register an AED in PEI. Quick access to a defibrillator combined with CPR increases the chance of...
This month marks the two-year anniversary of Pharmacy Plus PEI, with more than 143,000 assessments conducted since the program started. The Pharmacy Plus PEI program supports 50 participating pharmacies in 16 communities across the province to renew eligible prescriptions and...
Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed one new positive case of COVID-19 in the province. The individual is a woman in her 20s, who is a rotational worker. She recently travelled outside the Atlantic bubble for work purposes. She...
Chief Public Health, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed three more confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, bringing Prince Edward Island’s total to 21. The three new cases are all related to international travel. One is a male in his 20s, and the other two are females, one in her 30s...
Health PEI testing clinics will continue with extended hours on Friday, December 11. Clinics and hours of operation are as follows: Montague, Montague Legion, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Charlottetown, Park Street, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Summerside, Slemon Park, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. O’Leary, O’Leary...
Prince Edward Island is honoring September as Arthritis Awareness Month and celebrating with the addition of a new rheumatologist. Dr. Stephen Morais began caring for Island patients earlier this month at his Charlottetown office. “Dr. Morais is highly skilled and qualified and...
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...
Important Update Regarding Paramedic Licensing Transition from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Board of Prince Edward Island to the College of Paramedicine of PEI: On April 1, 2024 the College of Paramedicine of PEI (CPPEI) was established under the Regulated Health Professions Act. In accordance, all paramedic licensing will be processed and regulated by CPPEI. For more information about paramedic licensing, please contact registrar@cppei.ca or visit the College of Paramedicine at www.cppei.ca. Thank you.