A recent effort to connect more Islanders with a primary health care provider has shown positive results. Approximately 3,500 Islanders have been removed from the provincial patient registry since October 2016, meaning that 96 per cent of Islanders now have a dedicated primary...
New emergency health technology will help Islanders until paramedics arrive. A new Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) system will allow 9-1-1 dispatchers to provide instructions such as CPR directions over the phone until Island EMS or other first responders arrive. Health PEI and...
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...
This document consolidates Bill No. 42, Health Information Act, and Bill No. 14, An Act to Amend the Health Information Act, into a single document.
The information in this report informs a Public Health approach to Cannabis Legalization and Regulation in PEI.