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Islanders can access the best in digital CT imaging with the installation of a new $750,000 CT scanner this month at Prince County Hospital. “Good access to diagnostic services is a critical element in the delivery of high quality health care,” said Health and Wellness Minister...
The Capital Budget is delivered each fall in the Legislative Assembly. It details provincial capital spending priorities for the coming year to build and maintain critical public infrastructure such as health and learning facilities, roads and bridges, public buildings a
Islanders living with chronic kidney disease will soon benefit from more resources and better access to dialysis treatment and specialists at the renal clinic, says Minister of Health and Wellness Robert Henderson. This week, Health PEI introduced an evening shift that will...
Islanders are experiencing better access to emergency health services through improved ambulance response times. As of June 30, the average ambulance response time across the province is 8 minutes and 23 seconds, an improvement from 9 minutes and 12 seconds as reported three...
The Medical Staff Bylaws are intended to promote consistency across the province where required by legislation or ministerial direction, while providing flexibility in organizational structural issues so Health PEI can address individual facility circumstances and needs.
Breast cancer survivor Maureen Garrity says she wishes a new patient information tool had been available back when she received her diagnosis. Health PEI has partnered with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, health care providers, and patient advisors on an information and...
Island palliative care patients living in their homes are receiving timely access to pain and symptom management during overnight hours with the additional support of paramedics, helping them to stay in their homes longer. Since the new Paramedics Providing Palliative Care at...
Information is available online to help businesses prepare for the change in the provincial Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) rate for Oct. 1, 2016. The combined federal and provincial HST rate will be 15 per cent. Transitional rules are required to determine which tax rate will apply...
Women in PEI: A Statistical Review provides a statistical snapshot of the female population in PEI and sex-disaggregated data related to education, work and income, health, justice, violence against women and women in
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