Screening and Health Assessment
Hearing services are offered to all Islanders. This includes hearing assessments for children and adults, hearing aids for clients up to age 21, auditory processing disorder testing, and healthy hearing education. If you have concerns about your hearing...
Diagnostic Imaging uses specialized equipment to produce images of the inside of the body for the diagnosis and treatment of injury, disease, and medical conditions. These services give health care providers important information to make decisions about...
An endoscopy is a procedure where a doctor uses an endoscope, a long flexible tube with a tiny camera and light at the end, to look inside your digestive tract.
The Endoscopy Unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) provides care to patients staying in...
How do I contact Laboratory Services and how do I book an appointment?
An appointment is required for blood and specimen collection at all sites. Online booking is available through Skipthewaitingroom.com. No appointment is required for drop-off....
Public Health Nursing delivers programs that promote, protect, and preserve the health of individuals, families and communities. Public health nurses serve Islanders at every stage of life, from infants to seniors.
For answers to general questions...
Sexual health after-hours clinics are available to all individuals of all ages and offer sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection testing, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, syphilis, Hepatitis C, etc. HPV testing is also available if required....
If you think you may have a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) or a Sexually Transmitted Blood-borne Infection (STBBI), you need to be seen by a family doctor, nurse practitioner, or a specially trained nurse.
STI and STBBI testing and treatment are...
Coughing? Short of breath? A self-assessment may help determine if you should be tested for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a lung disease that causes coughing, wheezing and fatigue.
COPD is a major cause of hospitalization on Prince...
Preschool Services
Speech-language pathology services are offered in English and French to preschool children who need help developing speech and language abilities.
Services include consultation, screening, assessment, treatment, workshops, community...
A stroke is a medical emergency caused by a loss of blood to the brain from a blocked artery or ruptured blood vessel. Brain cells in the affected area die because they are not getting enough oxygen. The faster someone gets treatment, the better the...