Eligible Islanders traveling out of province for medical services can now apply to have their ferry fare covered. Hope Air – in collaboration with Health PEI – will pay for a Northumberland Ferries Limited pass for Islanders in financial need to attend medical appointments in...
Strengthening Mental Health Services - When you ask “how are you doing” when passing someone at work, do you really want to know the answer? Prince Edward Island’s DME Group is helping employees tell the truth about mental health and creating a mentally healthier workplace in the...
Health PEI advises that COVID-19 testing clinics in Souris and Charlottetown are experiencing very high volumes and higher than usual wait times. People can expect to wait up to two to three hours to be swabbed. Please be patient as staff work to test as many people as quickly as...
Islanders, Canadians and people around the world are addressing their individual roles to help contain the spread of COVID-19. The Prince Edward Island police agencies, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Charlottetown, Summerside and Kensington Police Services, as well as the...
Accessing ambulance services in Prince Edward Island Ground ambulance services (emergency and non-urgent) are provided by Island EMS across the province 24/7/365. Dial 9-1-1 to request an ambulance in an emergency. Dial 1-877-660-6644 to book an ambulance for non-urgent transport...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced three new cases of COVID-19 in the province. Two of the individuals are in their 30s and one is in their 20s. All three are contacts of previously reported cases and two are close household contacts related to the...
Transgender Islanders will now be able to access medically necessary gender-confirming surgeries through the province’s Medicare program. Gender-confirming surgery, also referred to as gender affirming or sex reassignment surgery, is a medically recognized treatment for gender...
The Province of Prince Edward Island will enforce stronger measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of Islanders. Earlier today, Cabinet empowered the Chief Public Health Officer to issue orders under the Public Health Act as needed, including...
Prince Edward Island will launch its publicly-funded shingles vaccine program this month, with the Shingrix™ vaccine available free of charge to PEI seniors. Islanders aged 65 and over can book their free Shingrix vaccine to prevent shingles at community pharmacies starting the...
Patient experience is an important part of the quality of health care one receives. It is everything from a patient’s communication with health care providers, to their ability to get a timely appointment, to receiving information about their care. Patient navigators A patient...