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...
Emergency department wait times are approximate and are intended for information purposes only. The wait times are updated every five minutes.
Montague
Kings County Memorial Hospital (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
Charlottetown
Queen Elizabeth Hospital (24...
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, the cost of medically necessary hospital services in Prince Edward Island is covered. As a patient, you may access inpatient and outpatient services as part of your care.
What type of care is offered at each...
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 are not able to test for COVID-19.
If you are experiencing symptoms, including new onset fever or worsening cough, sore throat, rhinitis (runny nose, sneezing or congestion) marked fatigue, shortness of breath, chills, headache,...