During her 32-year career in emergency room nursing, Donna Gallant says she has seen plenty of people come in with painful symptoms of advanced cancer that could have been detected much earlier. It was that memory that finally convinced her to use a FIT kit - an at home test for...
En mars 2012, au cours du mois du dépistage du cancer colorectal, Donna Gallant a subi un test qui lui a sauvé la vie. La résidente de Summerside a commandé un test immunochimique fécal (FIT) à faire à la maison. Le résultat s’est avéré positif. Après une chirurgie et des mois de...
Prince Edward Island is currently experiencing an outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis). Symptoms include sneezing, runny nose, fever, and gradually worsening cough that often ends with a “whooping” sound that can cause the person to vomit. There are currently 10 cases of...
Les hélicoptères LifeFlight pourront de nouveau atterrir à l’hôpital du comté de Prince et en repartir, transportant les patients ayant besoin de transport aérien urgent le jour ou la nuit. La plateforme d’hélicoptère de l’hôpital du comté de Prince a rouvert ce matin après avoir...
Si vous êtes diabétique, voyager nécessite un peu plus de planification. Des changements dans vos repas, votre niveau d’activité et de fuseaux horaires peuvent faire fluctuer votre glycémie. Comment puis-je me préparer à un long périple ou un voyage par avion? Même si vous êtes...
De récents efforts pour jumeler les Insulaires avec un fournisseur de soins de santé primaires se traduisent par des résultats positifs. Depuis octobre 2016, environ 3 500 Insulaires ont été soustraits du Registre des patients, ce qui signifie que 96 pour cent des Insulaires ont...
Due to inclement weather and road conditions, the following health services have been impacted as of noon: • all primary care appointments at the Alberton, Tyne Valley and O’Leary Health Centres scheduled for this afternoon are cancelled; • all public health nursing appointments...
Due to inclement weather and road conditions, the following health services have been impacted as of noon: • primary care appointments at Eastern Kings Health Centre, including the diabetes program, scheduled for this afternoon are cancelled; • patient appointments at Eastern...
Due to inclement weather and road conditions predicted over the next 24 hours, Health PEI reminds Islanders with appointments at hospitals, clinics and other health care services to please call ahead to confirm their appointment – or notify staff if they are unable to make the...
Islanders recovering from a heart or lung event in Prince County can now rehabilitate closer to home. The cardiopulmonary rehab program recently expanded from Charlottetown to Summerside and patients are now benefitting from the newly offered services. Following this success...