The province is expanding care for people who don’t have a primary care provider by opening two clinics for patients who cannot see a health care provider through virtual care because they require an in-person appointment. Since 2020, people without a primary care provider have...
The Primary Care Road Map provides a two-year path forward to achieve continued progress in ensuring the provision of quality, equitable and patient focused primary care services on Prince Edward Island (PEI).
People in Kings County without a primary care provider now have a local location to access primary care services. A primary care access clinic will open in Montague on Thursday, February 8 through the Kings Primary Care Network. Since 2020, people without a primary care provider...
Collaboration between physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses is driving quality care and provides more access to patients in need at the Evangeline Health Centre. Recently, a unique collaborative clinic on PEI has opened to decrease wait times and improve access to care for...
Added resources and realigned services will help improve access to emergency department services and strengthen primary care for Kings County residents. Health PEI is hiring dedicated emergency department physicians at Montague's Kings County Memorial Hospital (KCMH) to support...
Obstetrical and gynecological care is provided to Island residents from the surrounding areas of Charlottetown to the Eastern tip of the province. Physicians provide 24-hour on-call service seven days a week for obstetrical care, urgent gynecology issues, inpatient rounds and to...
Primary care is often the first point of contact you have with the health system. It is provided to you by your family physician / nurse practitioner and other health professionals in the community. Primary care covers a broad range of health services including diagnosis...
Islanders on the wait list for a new primary care provider have started receiving invitations to an innovative new program that will allow them to access care from home during COVID-19. “By investing in virtual care, we are able to provide stable access to healthcare for...
Approximately three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Health PEI is changing how COVID-19 testing is accessed across the province. The move reflects the continuing decline in the use of testing clinics by members of the public. All stand-alone community testing clinics...