Health PEI

Helps cover the costs of annual eye exams and and up to three pairs of glasses for children in grades one-six, as needed.

Note: Children must be registered before submitting claims to Health PEI. Without proof of eligibility, families may need to pay full cost.

Provides confidential and supportive reproductive and sexual health care to Islanders of all genders, orientations and ages. Please note some services may only be available at a specific location.

Sexual health services include:

• Sexual health education and counselling
• Sexually transmitted infection screening and treatment
• Birth control counselling and prescriptions
• Pregnancy counselling, testing and support
• Abortion services (medical and surgical)
• PrEP and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)

Reproductive health services include:

• An initial fertility assessment for couples without a primary care provider
• Prenatal care for individuals without a primary care provider
• Menopause counseling and care for individuals without a primary care provider
• Maternal (perinatal and postpartum) mental health services
• Pregnancy loss counseling
• Pap/pelvic exams

Free shingles vaccine (Shingrix) is available to PEI seniors through community pharmacies in Epekwitk / PEI.

• Voice disorders
• Neurological conditions (for example: Parkinson's, ALS)
• Stuttering
• Cognitive communication (for example: brain injury, dementia)
• Augmentative or alternative communication
• Gender-affirming voice and communication services

• Consultation
• Screening and assessment
• Treatment
• Workshops
• Community visits
• Caregiver training

Receives and responds to compliments and complaints from users of PEI's health care system. Submissions can be made online, by phone, or by mail.

• Learn to manage their chronic disease from the comfort of home
• Avoid unnecessary trips to the hospital
• Catch problems before they become an emergency
• Become more involved in managing their health and quality of life

• Warning signs and what to do if you think you or someone else is having a stroke
• Services available to stroke survivors
• General educational information about strokes

Provides cost assistance for travel and accommodation to eligible people who have to travel outside the Maritimes (PEI, NBk, and NS) for transplant surgery.

• Travel: By reimbursement only. Applicants can claim up to $1,500 every six months for one round-trip by car or economy plane, bus or train ticket.
• Accommodation: Applicants may be eligible for $2,500 per month to assist with accommodation costs. Utilities and other living expenses are not eligible.

Allows individuals to see current estimated wait times for various health services online, including:

• Ambulance Response Times
• Cancer Treatment
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Emergency Departments: Kings County Memorial Hospital * Prince County Hospital * Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Referral to a Specialist and Radiation Therapy Treatment
• Surgery
• Ultrasound