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 (and members of your family) have recently moved to Prince Edward Island to live, work or study, you may apply for a PEI Health Card to receive publicly funded health services. A separate card will be issued for each family member listed on the...
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...
For a life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1.
Emergency department wait times are approximate and are intended for information purposes only. The wait times are updated every five minutes.
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Kings County Memorial Hospital (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)...
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 do not have to pay for medically necessary hospital services in Prince Edward Island.
What hospitals are in Prince Edward Island?
PEI has seven hospitals.
Two main hospitals:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in...
Patient medical homes have been formed at six Island primary care locations, beginning the shift in primary health care from solo family practices to collaborative health care and better access to care for Islanders. The current plan is to have 10 ...
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...
The Health PEI office located at 16 Garfield Street in Charlottetown is temporarily closed. Services related to health card applications and health card renewals are not available at that location at this time. The following options are available...
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...
The PEI Health Card issued to international students is valid for one year only, while work permits are valid until the permit expires. If you are continuing your PEI study program or returning to PEI for a new work term, you may use the online form...
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...
Should I go to a walk-in clinic?
Walk-in clinics provide non-urgent care at locations across the province.
If you’re sick, call your family doctor or nurse practitioner (primary care provider) first.
If you don't have a family doctor, visit a walk...