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More Islanders will benefit from additional financial assistance and coverage for diabetes supplies, including insulin pumps and test strips, starting in the new year. Effective January 1, 2021, the Insulin Pump Program – which assists with the costs of insulin pumps and supplies...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announces additional provincial measures to protect the health and safety of Islanders as the COVID-19 situation continues. Effective March 17, 2020, all public licensed child care centres will be closed until further notice and...
This document outlines the Clinical and Organizational Ethical Decision-Making Guidelines for Health PEI.
Health PEI testing clinics will continue with extended hours on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Clinics and hours of operation are as follows: • Montague, Montague Legion, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Charlottetown, Park Street, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Summerside, Slemon Park, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. • O...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has confirmed two more positive COVID-19 cases in Prince Edward Island, bringing the province’s total to 11. The cases are two women, one in her 20s and the other in her 50s. Both women are from Prince County and both cases are...
This is a summary report on Prostate Cancer in Prince Edward Island. It is one in a series that is being developed to provide a look at the four most frequently diagnosed cancers in PEI (lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancers).
The purpose of this plan is to outline initial responses of the PEI Department of Agriculture and Land (DAL) in the event of Small Hive Beetle detection on PEI and the orders that may be issued to producers or renters as a result.
Residents of West Prince now have faster access to emergency department (ED) care at Western Hospital with an innovative, on-line technology. The creative approach to care provides patients with non-critical needs, who meet a certain criteria, the option to immediately connect...
During National Non-Smoking Week, January 19-25, 2020, Islanders are encouraged to quit smoking and begin living tobacco-free. Islanders who want to quit smoking can now access the province’s new smoking cessation program by contacting their nearest primary care network. The...
Island children and families will have more access to child care and in-school services when some public health restrictions are relaxed on June 1. “We are fortunate in PEI to be in a position where we can safely renew many services that are very important to children and working...