A survey of Islanders’ experiences with virtual health care show a large number of respondents are comfortable with the technology but would like more support in accessing it. The anonymous, voluntary survey was conducted in the summer of 2022 by Health PEI’s Virtual Care Project...
Health PEI is currently experiencing a shortage of physicians and nurse practitioners at the Harbourside Health Centre (HHC) and is working to recruit a full collaborative care team. As a result, patients are being reassigned to new providers in the area to maintain service...
Timeline Open May 2022 - Winter 2023 Public consultation Complete Final Report Winter 2023 Overview In May 2022 the Long-Term Care COVID-19 External Review Panel began its study of the pandemic and the response to COVID-19 in the province’s public and private long term care homes...
Fiscal year 2021-2022 annual report of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) Agreement between the Province of Prince Edward Island and the Government of Canada.
Island residents can now get help applying for a PEI health card and other health related services at all Access PEI locations across the province. The Department of Health and Wellness and Health PEI have partnered with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure to...
Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Health met today to address a wide range of topics. Some of these included Primary Care, Mental Health and Addiction, Health Human Resources challenges and Public Health priorities, and next steps regarding Digital Health and Health Data...
New changes will allow Associate Physicians (APs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) to be licensed and practice in Prince Edward Island, providing more support to physicians and helping to improve access to care for Islanders. Through the partnership of government, the College of...
Islanders testing positive for COVID-19 now have another option to access Paxlovid™. Community pharmacists across Prince Edward Island can prescribe Paxlovid™ to adults eligible to receive the COVID-19 antiviral treatment, providing more convenient and timely access to care...
Health PEI is updating the public about two issues with Health PEI Electronic Medical Record (EMR) resulting in delayed referrals from primary care providers to a specialist. In November 2022, Health PEI became aware of an issue where referrals from primary care physicians were...
The Alberton Community Health Centre officially opened its doors for residents of Alberton and the West Prince area Tuesday, October 10, providing a new, functional space for collaborative care to be offered by primary care, mental health and addictions and public health care...