QEH emergency department experiencing longer wait times due to high patient volume
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Well being P.E.I. is advising Islanders that the Queen Elizabeth Hospital emergency division is over capability from excessive affected person volumes.
The well being authority mentioned these with much less extreme diseases visiting the emergency division ought to count on longer wait instances to see a health care provider.
These with extra critical diseases or accidents shall be seen extra shortly.
Folks experiencing critical sickness or damage ought to proceed to hunt emergency care on the emergency division.
Individuals who have non-urgent considerations are inspired to obtain care outdoors the emergency division, resembling a walk-in clinic.
Sufferers also can go to a pharmacy for widespread ailements by way of the Pharmacy Plus program, or use the P.E.I. digital care service.
These with psychological well being concern can name the Psychological Well being and Addictions toll-free hotline at 833-553-6983.
Anybody with an emergency medical want is requested to name 911 or search companies when experiencing emergency signs.
These with well being considerations or in want of speedy well being data are requested to name 811.
