Improving the flow and care of patients is about making your journey through the health care system easier while ensuring you receive the most appropriate care and treatment. If you require hospital care, Health PEI wants to ensure you have a timely admission, followed by a...
If you are a licensed physician interested in providing temporary or locum services for another licensed physician in PEI, you can use the online form below to: Apply for a posted locum position in PEI; or Register your interest and availability for a future locum possibility in PEI. View current postings for locum positions in PEI at Locum Opportunities. What do I need to complete the online form? You will be asked to provide information as follows: Personal identity and contact information Position and location if applying for posted locum opportunity Area of practice or specialty and...
June is Stroke Awareness Month and a good time for Islanders to discuss signs of stroke, risk factors and prevention and support programs available in-person and virtually. In PEI, stroke patients can communicate with their healthcare professionals securely using phone, video...
Background document outlining the development of Midwifery Services for PEI
All public COVID-19 testing clinics will be closed Monday, May 24, for the Victoria Day holiday. Testing will remain available for rotational workers and essential workers in Borden. Clinics are open as usual on Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23. People who have COVID-19...
If your family doctor, pediatrician, or nurse practitioner has referred your preschool child for physiotherapy, treatment may be offered in a clinical setting, at home, in a child care centre or at school. Preschool physiotherapy is offered to children from infancy until the end...
Health PEI advises that due to a temporary lack of on-call physician coverage, urgent surgeries at Prince County Hospital will be diverted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital until May 12, 8 a.m. All other services, including emergency department services, remain open. Since the...
Dr. Michael Gardam will take on duties as Health PEI’s acting CEO, beginning May 8. Dr. Gardam was recommended for the position by the Health PEI Board of Directors. In addition, he will continue to provide clinical oversight services as Health PEI’s Infectious Diseases...
Enhanced COVID-19 testing will be provided in Borden, Slemon Park, and Charlottetown for workers and commercial truckers starting Monday, with reduced turnaround times for test results. “All members of the border and testing teams have worked hard this weekend to ensure Prince...
Lisa McCarthy is encouraging others to become registered organ donors after their family's decision to donate her son’s organs saved the lives of five other people. Lisa’s 18-year-old son, Brodie passed away in May 2018 after a fatal rugby accident just one month before he was...