e-Health and Tele-Health
This page focuses on virtual care, a way to connect with your health care provider (doctor, nurse, etc.) using your phone, computer, or tablet.
You might be able to use virtual care if:
- your provider offers it
- you're seeing an off-island specialist
- if you don't have a primary care provider, in which case you may be eligible for the free Virtual Care Program.
Through virtual visits, providers can assess, treat, educate, prescribe, and order tests. You always have the choice to decline a virtual visit.
For non-emergency health information, call 8-1-1 to speak with a registered nurse, 24 hours a day.
Dial 8-1-1 to access non-emergency health information. Dial 7-1-1 (TTY), if you are hearing impaired.
What health information will I get by calling 8-1-1?
A registered nurse is available 24 hours a day to answer your health questions over the phone ...
The Department of Health and Wellness and Health PEI have developed a five-year Digital Health Strategy to improve the availability and use of health information to build a healthier tomorrow for Islanders and to invest in secure digital health...
If your family doctor has closed their practice you must join the Provincial Patient Registry to get on a waitlist for a new family doctor or nurse practitioner (unless stated otherwise below).
You are also eligible to register with Maple, Health PEI's...
Do you need help with a virtual health care visit?
We can help you:
Install and use apps for virtual care
Use and test video call(s)
Sign up for virtual care services
Troubleshoot problems with your camera, microphone, computer, laptop,...
This page helps you to get ready for your virtual care visit with a health care provider (e.g., a doctor or nurse practitioner). This page is for those with a regular family health care provider, waiting to have a provider or are seeing a doctor online...
Virtual care is a way to visit with your health care provider (e.g., doctor, nurse, social worker) using your phone, computer, or tablet.
You may see a health care provider virtually if:
your health care provider offers virtual visits and believes...
If you do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner (primary care provider), you may be able to see one online through the PEI Unaffiliated Virtual Care Program.
This program provides free access to doctors through an online health care platform...
This page answers common questions about how to access virtual care in PEI through Maple, a secure online health care platform.
The PEI Unaffiliated Virtual Care Program provides this service free of charge to Islanders on the Provincial Patient...
This page provides information for Islanders whose health care provider (doctor, registered nurse, or other provider) has suggested meeting with them online by Zoom.
Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing service to meet with others virtually. Using...
There are different ways to access health care in PEI, including virtual care, phone services, and in-person options for primary care, mental health, and pharmacy services.
8-1-1: speak to a registered nurse If you are unsure what to do about a health issue or if you need health information, call 8-1-1 to speak to a registered nurse, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dial 7-1-1 (TTY), if you are hearing impaired.
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