Supporting Island families - Continued collaboration between the provincial government and community partners will make quality health services available for Tignish residents for years to come. Government is providing the Tignish Health Centre with an annual operating grant of...
A timeline of implementation of investments in Mental Health Addictions that will be made over the next five years (2018/19 to 2023/24).
Strengthening Mental Health Services - A province-wide investment in mental health and addictions infrastructure will improve care for the one in ten Islanders who experience mental health and addictions challenges in their lifetime. As part of its 2019-20 capital budget released...
Strengthening mental health services - Islanders’ access to acute mental health services continues to improve as another new psychiatrist joins the provincial complement, the fourth since the start of the year. Dr. Anita Taj, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, began practicing...
Private nursing homes across Prince Edward Island will get up to 100 new beds over the next year that will further improve Islanders’ access to long-term care. The provincial government is requesting proposals until July 25 (available at www.princeedwardisland.ca/tenders) for the...
Supporting Island families - The recruitment of two new family physicians to Kings County marks the first time in nearly a decade that the region’s physician complement has been full. Dr. Penny Thomson started this week at the Montague Health Centre, and Dr. Craig Malone will...
Added resources and realigned services will help improve access to emergency department services and strengthen primary care for Kings County residents. Health PEI is hiring dedicated emergency department physicians at Montague's Kings County Memorial Hospital (KCMH) to support...
Islanders with a concussion or mild brain injury are getting better care through the provincial head injury support and recovery clinic. Located at the Harbourside Health Centre in Summerside, the clinic has helped 28 Islanders since it opened in July. It is an initiative of...
Strengthening mental health services - Islanders living with mental illness will soon have better access to housing that meets their needs. Through a new partnership with Health PEI and the Canadian Mental Health Association-PEI, a 10-bed housing unit will be established this...
Amanda Brazil says it will take a better understanding of why Islanders would choose to end their lives in order to reduce the rate of suicides in the province. She was part of a group that worked with the provincial government to develop Building Blocks of Hope: A Suicide...