“I’ve helped many people who have walked through the doors at the Prince County Hospital (PCH), and that’s why I like it, to try and ease the stress and fear some people have. I find it very meaningful,” said Geri Grant, a 27-year PCH hospital volunteer. Volunteers complement the...
Effective July 2023 Financial incentives are designed to attract and retain physicians to designated areas on Prince Edward Island. To be eligible, physicians must be relocating from out of province or be a participant in the PEI Family Medicine Residency Training Program and not...
The School Therapy Occupational Therapy (OT) program, offers a school-based OT service to children from kindergarten to grade 12. It works together with students, school staff and parents/guardians at many different levels to support students with development of skills important...
The PEI Cancer Treatment Centre offers a Tobacco Cessation and Relapse Prevention Program to help patients quit smoking. This program is available free of charge to both patients and caregivers of patients who smoke cigarettes, vape, or use other tobacco products. Is it to late...
A new lung cancer coordinator will help the province develop its first-ever screening program while educating Islanders about how to prevent the disease. Lung cancer is one of the four most prominent cancer types on Prince Edward Island, and by itself it claims the lives of more...
Many people with diabetes live long and healthy lives. While there is no cure for diabetes, it can be managed by: having a healthy diet; exercising regularly; and monitoring and recording your blood glucose (sugar) levels ( Insulin log and Non-Insulin log). Why do I need to test...
There are 4,500 Islanders living with the effects of a stroke. The professionals in PEI's Organized Stroke Care Program are working to make sure a patient’s life, post-stroke, is as full and independent as possible. “Our role here is to ensure there is a compassionate...
This brochure provides information about the Provincial Integrated Palliative Care Program.
What is Palliative Care? Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses. This approach covers all stages of a life-limiting illness. It starts with diagnosis, through the disease journey and includes the...