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Debrief on Friday's Code Orange at QEH showed 'excellent response'

CBC 01 Nov 2021
Staff at Queen Elizabeth hospital were debriefing after calling a Code Orange last Friday, preparing for a possible influx of patients after a crash involving a school bus occured ... .
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Overcrowding at QEH has led to 'dangerous situation' in ER, says Health PEI official

CBC 29 Oct 2021
The shutdown of long-term care beds in P.E.I. has led to overcrowding at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, and that's led to a "dangerous situation" in the ER, according to one official ... .
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QEH emergency department a pinch point of overcrowded system, says COO

CBC 29 Oct 2021
A crowded emergency department at Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a symptom of changes that need to be made across the province's health system, says Health P.E.I. COO Corrine Rowswell ... .
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Expect long emergency wait times at QEH to continue, says doctor

CBC 05 Oct 2021
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown has hired a new emergency department doctor, but a current doctor in that department says long wait times are expected to continue ... .
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Spaces closed in QEH emergency department to manage staffing shortage

CBC 28 Jul 2021
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has closed at least a dozen beds in the emergency department this summer. The decision was made, because of a shortage of doctors and nurses to work ... .
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Liberal MLA expresses concern over patients with dementia being moved around QEH

CBC 21 Apr 2021
The P.E.I. government needs to put together a proper plan for a group of dementia patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, says Liberal MLA Gord McNeilly ... .
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QEH's Dr. Trevor Jain takes your questions for Talk with the Doc

CBC 06 Apr 2021
From vaccine effectiveness to nasal swabs, and self-isolation to needle phobia, QEH's Dr. Trevor Jain has answers to your COVID-19 questions ... .
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Staff shortage at QEH leaves patients waiting days in ER

CBC 12 Mar 2021
A shortage of spaces for patients at P.E.I.'s main hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, "isn't unique to P.E.I." Health PEI's chief operating officer says ... .
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Recent cases are concerning, but not unexpected, says QEH's Dr. Trevor Jain

CBC 01 Mar 2021
For the regular CBC News. Compass segment Talk with the Doc, emergency room physician Dr. Trevor Jain discussed the recent cases, hospital capacity and more ... .
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MRSA bacterial infection outbreak declared over at QEH's Unit 3

CBC 20 Jan 2021
A bacterial infection outbreak that had restricted visits to a unit of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital since the first week of January appears to be over ... .
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Bacterial infection outbreak means visitor limits for QEH's Unit 3

CBC 05 Jan 2021
Visits are being restricted at Unit 3 of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown due to an outbreak of MRSA infections, caused by bacteria resistant to certain types of antibiotics ... .
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QEH Foundation raising money to preform retina surgery on P.E.I.

CBC 09 Dec 2020
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation is hoping to make life a little bit easier for Islanders diagnosed with a detached retina ... .
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'It's the right call': QEH's Dr. Trevor Jain on P.E.I.'s circuit-breaker scenario

CBC 07 Dec 2020
'We're still one of the safest places in Canada, I think we're doing a very conservative approach, I think it's a solid approach and I think it's the right approach,' says QEH's Dr. Trevor Jain ... .
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