The story
Founded by Government of Prince Edward Island in 2010.1
History
Health PEI was established by the provincial government following Royal Assent of the Health Services Act on April 1, 2010. Health PEI began operations on July 6, 2010 with the transfer of all operational health care services from the Department of Health and Wellness. An earlier November 8, 2005 reorganization by the provincial government saw the following health authorities dissolved and transferred to the then-named Department of Health: East Prince Health Region; West Prince Health Region; Kings Health Region; and Queens Health Region.
Statistics (2011–2012)
Primary care
Visits to health centres: 113,039
Admissions to addiction programs: 3,150
Referrals to community mental health: 5,004
Referrals to provincial diabetes programs: 1,683
Breast feeding rate: 68 percent
Immunization rate (2 yrs old): 84 percent
Read the full text
Hospital care
Emergency-department visits: 100,631
Admissions: 15,783
Inpatient days: 141,582
Average length of stay: 8.7 days
Surgeries (acute care): 3,824
Surgeries (day): 6,665
Long-term care
Facilities (public): 9
Beds (public): 572
Admissions: 225
Average length of stay: 2.5 years
Home care
Admissions: 4,536
Clients over age 75: 2,719
From Wikipedia’s article on Health PEI, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3