Construction of a new Mental Health and Addictions Emergency and Short Stay Unit – a first-of-its-kind in Atlantic Canada – is underway as part of an overall plan to build a more resilient mental health and addictions service in the province, making it easier and more convenient...
The province is expanding care for people who don’t have a primary care provider by opening two clinics for patients who cannot see a health care provider through virtual care because they require an in-person appointment. Since 2020, people without a primary care provider have...
A new program offered through community pharmacies across Prince Edward Island will provide Islanders with new options for timely, routine, non-urgent health concerns in 48 locations in 16 communities across the province. Through the Pharmacy Plus PEI program, pharmacists can...
New dedicated ambulance transfer units will hit the road this Fall to alleviate pressure on our ground ambulance system by providing non-urgent transfers by four dedicated units leaving more ambulances on the road to respond to emergency situations. A newly created class of...
The Province is inviting Island residents to share their opinion on prescription drug coverage in order to help guide development and expansion of drug costs assistance under the Improving Affordable Access to Prescription Drugs project. The Improving Affordable Access to...
Today, the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, and the Honourable Ernie Hudson, Minister of Health and Wellness announced over $8 Million dollars in financial incentives to encourage healthcare providers to continue to work in the healthcare system in...
The province is inviting Island residents to share their opinion on cancer prevention and treatment as health officials develop a provincial cancer action plan for Prince Edward Island. The provincial government is committed to developing an action plan with goals that include...
The province is ending the precautionary boil water advisory for Georgetown. Media contact: Morgan Martin Department of Health and Wellness mxmartin@gov.pe.ca
Islanders have lined up to become resident care workers following an announcement by the provincial government that tuition costs will be paid in full for students in any Resident Care Worker training program on Prince Edward Island. Through the Resident Care Worker Support...
Paramedic Services Are paramedics and ambulance services regulated in PEI? The College of Paramedicine Prince Edward Island licenses paramedics according to legislated standards in the Regulated Health Professions Act. For information on licensing please contact the College of...