Health Care
Find out how you can apply for a PEI health card and what health services will be covered with your card.
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 ...
If you have recently moved to Prince Edward Island you will need a PEI Health Card to receive publicly funded health services. You may apply for a PEI Health Card for each member of your household providing you are all legally in Canada and PEI is your...
The Prince Edward Island Immunization Program provides safe and effective vaccines that protect Islanders against some communicable diseases known as vaccine preventable diseases.
Over the past 50 years the use of vaccines has prevented life threatening...
Please be advised our updated wait times are not available.
The emergency department is available for urgent medical issues.
If you feel your mild to moderate symptoms may be related to COVID-19, please call 811 for direction on testing.
For...
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...
If you have a valid PEI Health Card, you will be covered for costs associated with medically necessary hospital services as an inpatient or outpatient in Prince Edward Island. As a patient, you can access different services as part of your care.
What...
The Patient Registry Program helps connect Islanders to a family doctor or nurse practitioner who is accepting new patients, whether you have just moved to Prince Edward Island or have relocated within the province.
You should contact the patient...
You will be asked for your PEI Health Card each time you visit a medical office or undergo medical testing or treatment at a publicly funded health facility in Prince Edward Island. If you do not have a valid PEI Health Card you will be billed for...
You should add your name to the Provincial Patient Registry and keep your information up to date to ensure a family doctor or nurse practitioner will be assigned to you when one becomes available. You can use this online form if you:
do not have a...
What is the 'Wait Time'?
The estimated wait time is approximately how long it will take from the time you are registered to the time you are seen by a physician.
How is the estimated wait time determined?
The estimated wait time for each patient...
Walk-in clinics provide non-urgent care and are available to the public at various locations across the province.
Mental Health Call-in Clinics offer immediate mental health support to help with anxiety, as well as life events causing stress and other...