Prince Edward Island | Islanders warned to be cautious when using space heaters
Cold weather is leading more Islanders to use space heaters, but they should take precautions with these devices, Environment, Justice and Labour Minister Janice Sherry says. “Right now we are in a...
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Prince Edward Island | Province invests $42K in new gear for firefighters
From left, Georgetown Fire Chief Mark Gotell, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development Minister Ron MacKinley, Mayor Lewis Lavandier, and members of the Georgetown Fire Department. A provincial...
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Prince Edward Island | Provincial govt pitches in toward expansion of fire &...
From left, Fire Chief Robert Gallant, Rustico-Emerald MLA Carolyn Bertram, President Mark MacKinnon, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development Minister Ron MacKinley, and Jason Peters, Chair of the...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | All burning permits cancelled due to high fire index
The Island Forest Weather Index is now HIGH. Effective immediately all Burning Permits are invalid until weather conditions improve. Firefighters across the Island were busy this past weekend with...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Would you be able to cope in an emergency?
Could you look after yourself and your family for three days if an emergency occurred, no services were available and emergency responders couldn’t get to you? That’s the question Environment, Labour...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Quality and access to timely stroke care services...
As Stroke Month comes to a close, evaluations show that stroke care in Prince Edward Island is improving, says Dr. Ed Harrison, medical director of the Physical Medicine and Provincial Rehabilitation...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Measles cases confirmed in PEI
Public health officials from the Department of Health and Wellness are investigating two cases of measles in the province. An adolescent youth on PEI has been diagnosed with laboratory confirmed...
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Prince Edward Island | Your emergency care begins when you call 911
An Island EMS ambulance responding to an emergency call in rural Prince Edward Island. Not so long ago, the goal of ambulance service was to get critically injured patients to a hospital as quickly as...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Queen Elizabeth Hospital taking precautions and...
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is reporting that a higher than usual number of patients on Unit 3 – a medical nursing unit – have tested positive for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Online survey seeks stroke survivor and caregiver...
The Heart and Stroke Foundation and Health PEI are seeking feedback from stroke survivors and caregivers about their experiences through an online and paper survey which will help guide program...
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Prince Edward Island | New EMS rapid response units now operating in West...
Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie checks out the new emergency rapid response units along with paramedics Kenny Ramsay and Darren Carver and Island EMS general manager Matt Crossman. Two new...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Province invests in Canadian Red Cross Water Safety...
A $170,000 contribution to the Canadian Red Cross will help support day camps that teach swimming and water safety to Island children, said Minister of Health and Wellness Doug Currie. “Water safety...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Telehealth 811 now available to Islanders
The new 811 telephone service gives Islanders easy access to non-emergency health advice and information, says Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie. “By dialling 8-1-1 Islanders can talk to a...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Provincial flu vaccination program receiving high call...
Health PEI’s provincial flu vaccination program is receiving a very high volume of calls each day from Islanders wanting to make an appointment to get the flu shot. Since last week, the flu vaccination...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | New Collaborative Emergency Centre model ensures...
Prince Edward Island’s first Collaborative Emergency Centre, which begins operating this evening, will restore stable overnight emergency services to Western Hospital for the residents of West Prince,...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Funding approved, construction to start for Canadian...
Prince Edward Island will soon have a new provincial headquarters for Canadian Red Cross disaster operations and programs and services, thanks in part to support from the federal and provincial...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | New CEC ensures stable health care for West Prince
Amy Caulier was due for her night shift, but wasn’t feeling well and was unable to get in to see her family doctor. She knew she needed immediate medical attention for what she suspected was a very...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Enhanced ambulance technology means better care for...
Patients with a suspect heart attack now have more timely access to lifesaving interventions through new technology in Island ambulances, says Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie. “Emergency...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Dedicated transfer ambo introduced and transfer fees...
The Prince Edward Island government is improving access to emergency care by eliminating the ambulance fee charged to patients transferred from one hospital to another, and introducing an ambulance...
View ArticlePrince Edward Island | Influenza confirmed in PEI
The first case of influenza for the 2013-2014 Prince Edward Island flu season has been laboratory confirmed, says Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison. “Islanders are reminded to follow...
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