Health Screening
The Dr. Patrick Gill Asthma Education Centre, named in memory of an Island respirologist and leader in asthma education, has been helping improve the quality of life for islanders living with asthma since 1997. The centre is also a resource to other...
Hearing services are offered to all Islanders. This includes hearing assessments for children and adults, hearing aids for clients up to age 21, auditory processing disorder testing, and healthy hearing education. If you have concerns about your hearing...
Screening is an important part of your health routine.
Screening tests help identify and detect cancer before there are symptoms so that abnormal cells can be removed before they become cancer.
It is important to understand your risk of developing...
Regular cervical screening is the best way you can protect yourself from cervical cancer.
HPV (human papillomavirus) testing has replaced Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer on PEI. There are no symptoms to let you know a test is needed. Current...
Colorectal cancer often begins as polyps which are abnormal growths in the colon or rectum that can turn into cancer over time. There are often no warning signs. Finding and removing polyps early increases your chance of preventing colorectal cancer or...
If you are living with diabetes or at risk of developing diabetes, the Provincial Diabetes Program can provide you with education, support and management advice.
What can the Provincial Diabetes Program do for me?
The Diabetes Program can offer you...
Diagnostic Imaging uses specialized equipment to produce images of the inside of the body for the diagnosis and treatment of injury, disease, and medical conditions. These services give health care providers important information to make decisions about...
An endoscopy is a procedure where a doctor uses an endoscope, a long flexible tube with a tiny camera and light at the end, to look inside your digestive tract.
The Endoscopy Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) provides care to patients staying in...
The Eye See…Eye Learn Program provides all pre-kindergarten and kindergarten-age children in PEI with one free eye exam and one free pair of glasses, if needed.
Who is this program for?
To qualify for the Eye See…Eye Learn Program, the child must:...
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the digestive tract, gallbladder, liver, bile ducts, and pancreas. A doctor who specializes in these fields is called a gastroenterologist, also referred to as a GI specialist or a GI doctor....
Regular cervical screenings detect abnormal changes in the cells of your cervix, which can help prevent cervical cancer or improve your chance of complete recovery.
Take control of your cervical health with HPV screening
HPV (human papillomavirus)...
How do I contact Laboratory Services and how do I book an appointment?
An appointment is required for blood and specimen collection at all sites. Online booking is available through Skipthewaitingroom.com. No appointment is required for drop-off....
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...
Preschool occupational therapy is offered to children from infancy until entry into kindergarten. Occupational therapy services are often initiated by a referral from a health care professional. However, anyone may make a referral, including parents. ...
The School Therapy Occupational Therapy (OT) program, offers a school-based OT service to children from kindergarten to grade 12. It works together with students, school staff and parents/guardians at many different levels to support students with...
Health PEI Orthoptics clinic relocating September 12 & 13
If your child goes to an eye specialist (ophthalmologist) because of lazy eye (amblyopia) or another condition related to eye movement or eye misalignment (strabismus), the ophthalmologist...
Pediatricians are doctors who care for infants, children and adolescents.
Pediatricians in PEI act as consultants, along with your family doctor or nurse practitioner and other members of your child’s health care team.
For information about common...
What is a mammogram?
A mammogram is an x-ray of the breast and it is the best screening tool to detect cancer early. Regular screening with mammography can find changes in the breast before they can be felt and increase your chances of long-term...
If your family doctor, pediatrician, or nurse practitioner has referred your preschool child for physiotherapy, treatment may be offered in a clinical setting, at home, in a child care centre or at school. Preschool physiotherapy is offered to children...
If you or your family earn a low income, you may be eligible to receive subsidized basic dental treatment services under the Provincial Dental Care Program.
To qualify, you and the dependent members of your family must:
be residents of Prince Edward...
Public Health Nursing delivers programs that promote, protect, and preserve the health of individuals, families and communities. Public health nurses serve Islanders at every stage of life, from infants to seniors.
For answers to general questions...
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is a free at-home monitoring program available to Islanders who live with heart failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
How can RPM help me?
If you have heart failure or COPD, you can:
learn to...
Regular cervical screening is the best way to protect yourself from cervical cancer. HPV (human papillomavirus) testing has replaced Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer on PEI.
Use this online form to request an appointment for a cervical screening...
The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a safe and painless at-home colorectal cancer screening test. FIT checks someone’s stool (poop) for tiny amounts of blood, which could be caused by colorectal cancer or some pre-cancerous polyps (abnormal growths in...
The PEI Provincial Secondary Stroke Prevention Clinic is located at the Polyclinic Professional Centre in Charlottetown. It serves as an outpatient clinic for individuals who have signs and symptoms of a recent transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a non-...
Sexual health after-hours clinics are available to all individuals of all ages and offer sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection testing, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, syphilis, Hepatitis C, etc. HPV testing is also available if required....
Sexual Health, Options & Reproductive Services (SHORS) provides reproductive and sexual health care to Islanders of all genders, orientations and ages at various sites across PEI. To access safe, confidential, and supportive services, call 1-844-365-...
If you think you may have a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) or a Sexually Transmitted Blood-borne Infection (STBBI), you need to be seen by a family doctor, nurse practitioner, or a specially trained nurse.
STI and STBBI testing and treatment are...
Coughing? Short of breath? A self-assessment may help determine if you should be tested for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a lung disease that causes coughing, wheezing and fatigue.
COPD is a major cause of hospitalization on Prince...
Preschool Services
Speech-language pathology services are offered in English and French to preschool children who need help developing speech and language abilities.
Services include consultation, screening, assessment, treatment, workshops, community...
A stroke is a medical emergency caused by a loss of blood to the brain from a blocked artery or ruptured blood vessel. Brain cells in the affected area die because they are not getting enough oxygen. The faster someone gets treatment, the better the...