"After I retired, I really needed something to do. I wanted meaning and purpose in my day," said Patricia (Pat) Atkin. "I had no idea how much pleasure I would get by volunteering until I started. I’ve always enjoyed people, so I wasn’t surprised how well I fit in the role." In...
“There’s a real problem-solving element to this job, and I love that,” said Michelle Barton, the cancer patient navigator for Health PEI. The health care system can be complex. It’s often difficult for patients to find their way to the care or resources they need. As the cancer...
"They are still people. It's not their fault that dementia is affecting them, and their humanity is intermixed in all that confusion. To make a connection in the humanity of the person goes a long way," said Tabatha Gallant. Tabatha is therapeutic dementia worker at Summerset...
Patient support workers (PSWs), resident care workers (RSWs), and home support workers (HSWs) are an essential part of healthcare on PEI. Taking care of our most vulnerable residents, their work can be both emotionally and physically demanding; yet many of those who do it also...
“Coming from our backgrounds, in a business servicing the public, this is kind of the same,” said Tom Clark, a volunteer at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Emergency Department. “People are coming into a space when they’re not at their best, and you must be understanding and appreciate...
A new interprovincial partnership between McMaster University and the Government of Prince Edward Island is expanding opportunities for internationally-trained physicians and addressing health workforce needs. The PEI-McMaster Collaborative Hospitalist Fellowship is a novel...
You can use this form to set out your wishes or instructions for your health care and treatment in case a health care practitioner has determined that you are not capable to either make and/or communicate your own health care choices. In your Health Care Directive, you can...
Health PEI, in collaboration with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, will issue a public tender on Thursday for asbestos abatement work at Kings County Memorial Hospital (KCMH) in Montague. KCMH was constructed in 1971, prior to the ban on asbestos-containing...
As respiratory illness season ends, Health PEI is lifting the mandatory masking policy in all its facilities. Monitoring data from Prince Edward Island’s Chief Public Health Office show the positivity rate for influenza testing is well below five per cent, the national benchmark...
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...