Leon Robinson figured he wasn’t having a heart attack. The 74-year-old Charlottetown man woke up early one Saturday morning last May. He and his wife were going shopping for a new car that afternoon, so he decided to clean out the old one. As he vacuumed the seats, he felt a...
Betty MacDonald may not think of herself as a hero, but her boss sure does. “There is no doubt in my mind. When I think of unsung heroes of the pandemic, I think of Betty MacDonald. People need to know about her.” – Alicia McCallum, temporary pharmacy manager for Health PEI’s...
How a PEI tech company made booking lab tests much easier “I feel like you could say this about almost every facet of health care, but the pandemic really did change everything for us,” said Brian Timmons, provincial director of Medical Laboratory Services at Health PEI. “We...
About Hillsborough Hospital Hillsborough Hospital is a 69-bed psychiatric hospital that provides specialized care, long-term treatment and rehabilitation for individuals facing acute or enduring mental illness, cognitive disabilities or psycho-geriatric conditions. When preparing...
Eighteen new medications and expanded indications are being added to the Provincial Pharmacare Formulary and Health PEI’s Cancer Treatment Centre Formulary in early September. The new medications assist in treating six different types of cancer as well as various illnesses...
The very fabric of home care is embedded with collaboration. It takes an enormous team of professionals to make the system work and to ensure the best quality of care for Islanders. As Crystal Praught, director of Home Care Services for Health PEI said, "I want people to know the...
The French Language Services Act Annual Report is submitted by the Minister responsible for Acadian and Francophone Affairs to the Legislative Assembly each fiscal year.
Screening is an important part of your health routine. Screening tests help identify and detect cancer before there are symptoms so that abnormal cells can be removed before they become cancer. It is important to understand your risk of developing cancer and what type of...