Three years ago, Sydney Powers began volunteering at Hillsborough Hospital. As a psychology student at the University of Prince Edward, she was interested in gaining practical experience. She also wanted to normalize conversations about mental health. “For some reason, there’s a...
One afternoon in early May, Islanders turned on the news to watch fire crews fighting a forest fire in Lakeside, PEI. Nurses from Unit 4 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital saw something a little extra. “Our local hero!” wrote one nurse on Unit 4’s private Facebook page. “Haley, sweet...
At just 21 years old, Bertha Butler knew she wanted to be a nurse. Bertha began her career as an LPN in 1974 and never looked back. “Things looked quite different at the O’Leary hospital when I started,” she said. While the services may have changed at Community Hospital O’Leary...
Ambulance, Fire, Police: 9-1-1 Call 9-1-1 to report a fire, crime or health emergency for immediate help. Operators will ask about the emergency and dispatch the police, fire department and/or an ambulance, as needed. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week...