Due to inclement weather and road conditions, the following health services have been impacted as of noon: • all primary care appointments at the Alberton, Tyne Valley and O’Leary Health Centres scheduled for this afternoon are cancelled; • all public health nursing appointments...
Today, after agreeing to begin the mediation process with respect to the Physician Services Agreement, the Medical Society of PEI, Department of Health and Wellness, and Health PEI jointly issued the following statement: “Over the past number of days, Health PEI, the Department...
Due to inclement weather and road conditions, the following health services have been impacted: Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Clinic in Morell is cancelled Women’s Wellness and Sexual Health Services appointments at the Charlottetown clinic are cancelled Cardiac and Pulmonary...
Health PEI’s acting Chief Executive Officer Denise Lewis Fleming is confirming a breach of patient records at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. “Unfortunately, there has been an incident involving a former employee of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital who inappropriately viewed the...
“When I received the email about the Wellness Wheel Challenge, I thought it might be something fun to try and that it might help keep our staff engaged,” said Holly Paynter, nurse coordinator on the pediatric ambulatory (day) care unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). “The...
Read this page carefully to prevent unnecessary delays. For more specific guidance, call 902-894-2027, Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. If you require an emergent patient referral outside of these hours, page the appropriate on-call specialist as they do not provide support outside their trained specialty. The types of specialist providers accessible through PEICTC are: medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, or hematologist. The availability of on-call service for each specialty area is dependent on having a clinician available to provide coverage. To connect with the most...
Island men are encouraged to speak with their primary care provider about their prostate health and risk of developing cancer. Prostate cancer is one of the four leading types of cancer on Prince Edward Island and the most frequently diagnosed type in men. September is Prostate...
In response to increased respiratory illness activity on the Island, Health PEI is implementing a masking policy in all its facilities which goes into effect Tuesday, October 14. Masks will be available onsite at all entrances to Health PEI facilities. Under the activated...
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreak on the Land household at Summerside’s Wedgewood Manor has been declared over. The outbreaks of RSV and COVID-19 on Sea household remain in effect. Visitors to Wedgewood Manor will continue to be restricted to three partners-in-care...
Summerside’s Wedgewood manor has declared a facility-wide outbreak of Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). During this time, visitors to Wedgewood manor are restricted to three partners-in-care for each resident, with only one partner-in-care present at a time. Visitor restrictions...