Immunizations, Medical Records, Screenings and Tests

Individuals can review their records, obtain a copy, and request changes to them.

Request a Copy of Hospital Medical Record:

To access personal health information an individual must contact the Heath Records Department at the health facility where care was received.

If care was received in a hospital, individuals must contact the Health Records Department directly.

• Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 902-894-0257
• Prince County Hospital, 902-438-4300
• Souris Hospital, 902-687-7150
• Kings County Memorial, 902-838-0761
• Community Hospital O'Leary, 902-859-0368
• Western Hospital, 902-853-3108
• Hillsborough Hospital, 902-368-5400

Records held by a family doctor or nurse practitioner can be accessed by contacting the office directly.

Individuals will be required to sign a Consent to Release Information form. There may also be a fee for copying documents depending on the number of pages requested.

Request a Correction To Personal Health Information:

Corrections to health care records can be requested through the Manager of Health Privacy and Information Access by submitting the completed form online, by mail, or via email

Request a Correction To Personal Health Information for Someone Else:

Parents or guardians may request corrections to someone else's health information if they have legal authority, with documentation required.

For address or phone number updates, call PEI Medicare at 1-800-321-5492.

Note: There is no fee to request a correction to a personal health record.

Request a list of hospital or clinic visits:

​Individuals can request a list of their hospital or clinic visits by submitting a request to the PEI Medicare by calling 1-800-321-5492. A consent may be required.There are no fees for requesting a list of hospital or clinic visits.

Offers access to low-barrier HIV testing options in partnership with REACH Nexus. To participate in the project and receive a test kit, individuals must download the "I'm Ready" mobile app. Test kits can be delivered or picked up at the Charlottetown office location.

Helps detect colorectal cancer early by providing fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits for average-risk individuals aged 50-74 and colonoscopy for those at increased risk (family or personal history of colorectal cancer or high-risk polyps).

The kit allows individuals to take a stool sample in the privacy of their own home and return it to a designated health care site for testing.

A self-referral form is available to apply for a colonoscopy.

• COPD prevention and smoking cessation
• Early detection and diagnosis
• Intervention and COPD management
• Follow-up and monitoring

• Getting Started classes
• At Risk classes
• Individual assessment and counselling
• Insulin instruction
• Insulin pump assessment, education and ongoing support

Provides health care services such as:

• General physician services
• Home and community care supports
• Substance abuse counselling
• Access to fitness and maternal health professionals
• Child and family wellness programming
• Health and nutrition programs, including services aimed at those with diabetes
• Individual and group wellness programs to help with day to day life skills and help with referrals to other programs that can help
• Gender-Affirming Care referrals
• Drop-in Health Clinic

In Epekwitk / PEI, individuals who are at higher risk of more severe outcomes from COVID-19, such as hospitalizations, and who do not have any contraindications for the treatment, may be eligible for anti-viral prescriptions.

Eligible individuals who have been prescribed Paxlovid may be eligible for cost assistance under one of the Provincial Drug Programs below.

Catastrophic Drug Program
Family Health Benefit Drug Program
Financial Assistance Drug Program
Nursing Home Drug Program
Seniors' Drug Program

Individuals who are at high risk and meet testing criteria will be able to access a molecular test through their health care provider. Those without a primary care provider can contact 811 for help determining needs or register with the Virtual Health Care for Islanders without a primary Care Provider (MAPLE).

Molecular testing for travel or employment is not available.

COVID-19 rapid tests available at some community pharmacies and retail stores or for purchase online.

To be considered for Paxlovid, individuals must speak to their health care provider or a community pharmacist.