Investing in infrastructure - One of the world’s leading planning and design firms will soon begin the planning process for a new mental health and addictions campus on Prince Edward Island. CannonDesign Ltd. has been awarded a contract following government’s tender process. In...
Supporting Island families - Being a patient and family advisor has allowed Karen MacLean to help shape how health care policy is delivered on Prince Edward Island. MacLean, of Summerside, is one of 38 Islanders currently volunteering as patient and family advisors on several...
Health PEI CEO Dr. Michael Mayne will step down from his position in October, leaving the organization on a strong footing and with a continued focus on quality services and patient safety. “Michael has been a tremendous asset for Health PEI and our health care system,” Premier...
Creating jobs for Islanders - In a place that's known as Canada’s Food Island, restaurants are a pillar of Prince Edward Island’s economy – and the province’s environmental health officers help ensure they are the safest they can be. Kelly Hughes, the senior environmental health...
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...
Two Islanders have been named to the Health PEI Board of Directors, bringing new community perspectives and competencies to help oversee the provincial health care system. New board members Dr. George Saunders and John Horrelt will fill positions previously held by Kenneth Ezeard...
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...
Island women can begin accessing some hospital-based women’s wellness services later this month at Prince County Hospital. Health PEI will introduce its Women’s Wellness Program services over the next 18 months. Initial hospital-based services to be offered include: birth control...
Supporting Island families - Six Island community groups have received provincial government funding for projects that promote wellness – including the Brackley Women’s Institute. The institute’s “Stronger Together” program received one of the 2017-18 Wellness Grants from the...
Island women can now make appointments for community-based women’s wellness services in Charlottetown and Summerside. On May 1, Health PEI began offering several community-based services as part of the Women’s Wellness Program at the Polyclinic in Charlottetown and Habrouside...