Before he died, the late Dr. John Andrew and his wife, Dr. Christine Andrew realized they would be the last of their family to live on their 12-acre heritage property of Andrew’s Mills. “It was something we had to think about,” Christine said. Known locally as Wright’s Creek and...
Health PEI is creating a navigator program for children with complex needs and their families living on Prince Edward Island. The need for this program was strongly demonstrated by a survey which showed more than 1 in 6 children under 18 on PEI have complex needs and an...
Rachel Morgan’s three-year-old son Link has always been a good communicator. He’s just not much of a talker. “Oh, he has no problem letting you know what he’s thinking!” said Morgan with a laugh from her home in Miscouche. “We taught him sign language when he was a baby, and he...
When Ellen Davies Ward's mother, Eleanor Davies, was given a life-limiting diagnosis, Ellen knew her mother would be well cared for at the Provincial Palliative Care Centre in Charlottetown. Ellen worked with the not-for-profit organization Hospice PEI for more than 20 years. Her...
Family violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) are serious public health issues and have immediate and long-term consequences for victims, including physical, mental, cognitive and financial. Everyone in Canada should be safe and free from physical, emotional and sexual...
Health PEI's midwives are playing a vital role in supporting Island families throughout the birthing process. Since launching in May of 2024, midwifery services have helped deliver 10 babies on Prince Edward Island. Harriet Dreise, who delivered her son Ruben on May 15th, is one...
This pamphlet contains information for family and friends of people who have been charged with a sexual offence against a child.
Dr. Gillian MacLean remembers the exact moment when she focused her career on the tiniest patients. “I was doing an elective in obstetrics,” remembered Dr. MacLean, “and the obstetrician told me that I was in the wrong field, as soon as the baby was born, that was the only...
Health PEI Cough and Fever Clinics in Charlottetown and Slemon Park will end on March 31 as routine care for Islanders with respiratory illness is transitioned back to family physician offices and walk-in clinics. “Cough and Fever Clinics were established in 2020 to provide a...