If you have a valid PEI Health Card, you do not have to pay for medically necessary hospital services in Prince Edward Island. What hospitals are in Prince Edward Island? PEI has seven hospitals. Two main hospitals: Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown Prince County Hospital...
A kidney transplant is an operation to place a healthy kidney in your body. This kidney will do enough work to keep you healthy. You will have to take medication for the rest of your life to prevent your body from rejecting your new kidney. Some patients may need to go on...
Smilezone Foundation is proud to celebrate a heartwarming milestone: the grand opening of four vibrant, child-friendly Smilezone spaces at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Charlottetown, marking the very first Smilezones on Prince Edward Island. Located in pediatric ambulatory...
When you have diabetes, foot care is very important. How can diabetes affect my feet? Too much glucose in your blood can damage the nerves and blood vessels in your feet. This can result in a loss of sensation, that is, you may not feel a foot injury, such as a blister or a cut...
The Health PEI Formulary Drugs for Oncology is a list of oncology medications that are funded by Health PEI through one of two funding channels:
Meet Health PEI’s Mental Health and Addictions Patient Navigator Working in Community Mental Health and Addiction from 2018-2021, Kaley Knox could see firsthand how difficult it can be for people to find the help they need. When she saw a job posting for the then-new position of...
Islanders who are currently enrolled in the P.E.I Insulin Pump Program and P.E.I. Glucose Sensor Program are encouraged to reapply as soon as possible to ensure their benefits continue. June 30, 2023 is the deadline to reapply for both programs. Application processing may take 3...
Cathy Binette knows first-hand the power of an organ donation – and she encourages Islanders to use a new online tool to register to be a donor. Binette received a kidney 20 years ago from a friend as part of the first friend-to-friend organ donation in Atlantic Canada. Health...
Mental health resources for children and youth are helping Island families from the comfort of their own homes. The online programming and telehealth services of the Strongest Families partnership have no wait times and fit families’ schedules, eliminating the need to travel...
Abdomen Ultrasound Do not eat or drink anything 5 hours before your appointment. Children 4 and under should not eat or drink anything for 4 hours before their appointment time. *Note: Patients are asked to please not use any lotions or scented products the day of their exam...