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“There’s really something to be said about the PEI charm,” said Amber Johnston, a nurse practitioner newly practicing on Prince Edward Island. “Everyone has been so lovely and happy to have us home.”
Amber and her husband moved to Cornwall, PEI in...
Islanders can access virtual health care services through their computer, smartphone, or tablet. You can connect with a PEI physician over a secure line for treatment of several conditions using text chat, audio, or video chat. Virtual care is a way to...
PEI surgeon trained to install pacemakers to save Islanders from travelling
“I know this often gets debated in political circles but it’s just not possible or safe for us to offer every healthcare service right here on the Island,” said Dr. Michael...
One afternoon in early May, Islanders turned on the news to watch fire crews fighting a forest fire in Lakeside, PEI. Nurses from Unit 4 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital saw something a little extra.
“Our local hero!” wrote one nurse on Unit 4’s private...
Conor Mullally’s journey with mental health is a long one with many stops along the way, but it’s one he’s not afraid to talk about.
“I think everyone experiences mental health, to an extent,” he said on the phone from his home in Souris, PEI. “Some...
“They really wanted to contribute. I said ‘leave it with me. We’ll make it happen.’”
It was more than a year ago when Leo Gallant heard the Canada Winter Games was looking for volunteers. Having been a volunteer for the 1991 games, he knew what kind of...
“A hospital is a perfect environment for a program like ours,” said Chloe Trevors, a job skills coach with Project SEARCH. “It’s such a diverse environment. In a lot of ways, it’s a contained community which requires many kinds of workers, from...
“In a hospital, bed space is often a challenge,” said Kayla MacRae, a physiotherapist with Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital’s Unit 1. “If you have hip or knee replacement surgery scheduled and there’s no free bed to admit you in, your surgery could be...
How a PEI tech company made booking lab tests much easier
“I feel like you could say this about almost every facet of health care, but the pandemic really did change everything for us,” said Brian Timmons, provincial director of Medical Laboratory...
At just 21 years old, Bertha Butler knew she wanted to be a nurse. Bertha began her career as an LPN in 1974 and never looked back.
“Things looked quite different at the O’Leary hospital when I started,” she said.
While the services may have changed...
“Our Patient Medical Home is like a soccer team,” said Dr. Mark-Antoine Parent with a grin. He’s a family physician at the Charlottetown Patient Medical Home (PMH).
“Behind us, we have a full team: the management that brought everyone together and...
Three years ago, Sydney Powers began volunteering at Hillsborough Hospital. As a psychology student at the University of Prince Edward, she was interested in gaining practical experience. She also wanted to normalize conversations about mental health.
“...
Robin is a cook at Western Hospital in Alberton and is responsible for preparing breakfast, dinner and supper for patients. She also prepares meals for staff in the hospital cafeteria.
Robin is a Red Seal chef who has been working in the health system...
The PEI Secondary Stroke Clinic is making a difference.
Dr. Heather Williams could see things needed to change. She's a neurologist on Prince Edward Island.
“Before 2017, almost every patient who arrived at an Island emergency department with stroke...
PEI’s Glucose Sensor Program takes the pain out of diabetes management.
Will Gibbon just wasn’t interested in a glucose sensor to manage his diabetes. Now that he’s been using one for six months, he wonders what took him so long.
“I can be pretty...
The Provincial Dental Care Program is making a difference
Sally Ross was overdue for a new set of partial plates. After more than twenty years, her old ones had become so worn down they were affecting her bite. She would have replaced them sooner, but...
Louise Campbell gives back as a patient and family partner.
Louise Campbell is not a doctor. She’s not a nurse. She’s not a health care professional at all, and yet, she has an important voice in how health care is delivered on Prince Edward Island. ...
FLS Program aims to prevent life-altering injuries before they happen
Joan Adams’ family had planned their holiday in Nova Scotia for a long time.
“We had started talking about it during COVID, but we wanted to wait until we all felt safe,” she said....