Libraries today offer so much more than books – they are vibrant community hubs offering new and meaningful ways to connect – and PEI libraries are doing just that. With support from the Live Well PEI Wellness Grant, the Charlottetown Library Learning Centre (CLLC) Foundation...
As of April 1, Health PEI will launch the Program for Elementary Eye Care (PEEC), a new program that will fund annual eye exams and up to three prescription pairs of glasses per student during elementary school. This program, the first of its kind in Canada, aims to address the...
When Beth MacDonald, a public health nurse in Souris, sees a child walk through the doors of the office, she already knows their name. She’s likely met their parents—perhaps at a home visit when they were newborns, or at their 18-month checkup. That familiarity, that trust, is at...
Information for patients about programs and services offered at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Any community or organization with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for public use is encouraged to register the life-saving device with Emergency Health Services. The AED registry allows bystanders and emergency responders to quickly locate the closest defibrillator when someone calls in a sudden cardiac arrest. Using the online database, a 9-1-1 dispatcher can direct the caller or bystander to retrieve the nearest device and instruct its use until paramedics arrive. There is no cost to register an AED in PEI. Quick access to a defibrillator combined with CPR increases the chance of...
A new Access PEI site opened in Cornwall today, providing residents with essential government services and high-quality support closer to home. This is the tenth Access PEI site in the province, with the other most recent one opening at Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown in 2023...
Health PEI is partnering with a private MRI clinic in New Brunswick with the goal of reducing wait times for semi-urgent and routine MRIs, as well as providing timely access to services for patients requiring follow up exams. This initiative aligns with Health PEI's commitment to...
The provincial government is providing funding to LungNSPEI to upgrade equipment and expand its Sleep Apnea Refurbishment Program to help low-income Islanders with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Through the Health Innovation Fund,...
Queen Elizabeth Hospital is the provincial referral centre for specialized hospital services. The 243-bed facility provides emergency, surgical, inpatient and ambulatory care services. When preparing to visit a patient in hospital or for your own hospital stay, visit Hospital...