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	<title>Big Medicine &#187; Prince Edward Island</title>
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		<title>Prince Edward Island: Hospitals planning for temporary acute care bed closure this summer</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/07/prince-edward-island-hospitals-planning-for-temporary-acute-care-bed-closure-this-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown PEI--There will be a temporary closure of some acute care beds in various hospitals across PEI as we enter into the summer season, says Keith Dewar, CEO Health PEI.
“These temporary closures are scheduled so that we can provide our dedicated staff and physicians the chance to take some well-deserved time off during the summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Edward Island: Enhanced 911 service for cell phone users available</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown PEI--Enhanced 911 services, launched Canada-wide this week, can now provide the approximate location of a person placing an emergency 911 call on a cell phone, says Doug Currie, Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Public Safety.
Throughout the past six months, testing has been carried out across Prince Edward Island on technologies and systems which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Edward Island: Provincial grant available for defibrillators at recreational facilities</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/01/prince-edward-island-provincial-grant-available-for-defibrillators-at-recreational-facilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown--The Department of Health and Wellness encourages Recreational Facilities across Prince Edward Island to apply to the provinces Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Grant Program.
“With access to this life-saving tool, public recreation facilities will be safer places for Islanders to gather and be active,” said Minister Bertram.
The Grant Program will cover 50 percent of the cost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Edward Island: More than 50 percent of population now vaccinated</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/prince-edward-island-more-than-50-percent-of-population-now-vaccinated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown--Over 75,000 people in Prince Edward Island have now been vaccinated, which is more than 53 per cent of the Island population.
“We are extremely pleased to have vaccinated more than half of the population in PEI,” said Health Minister, Doug Currie. “Getting vaccinated is an important step to ensuring that Islanders are better protected from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Edward Island: Fire Marshal warns of dangers posed by overheating computer and cell phone chargers</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/prince-edward-island-fire-marshal-warns-of-dangers-posed-by-overheating-computer-and-cell-phone-chargers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown--The Provincial Fire Marshal’s Office is warning Islanders that some power adapters and chargers may overheat and catch fire.
The Souris Fire Department received a 911 call at 0638 hours Tuesday December 1, 2009 and responded to a structure fire in a family dwelling in Souris River.
“The Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled the fire accidental with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Edward Island: Temporary visitor guidelines lifted at island healthcare facilities</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/prince-edward-island-temporary-visitor-guidelines-lifted-at-island-healthcare-facilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown--Temporary visitor guidelines put in place at Island health care facilities early last month will be lifted as of Thursday, December 3, announced Minister of Health, Doug Currie.
“Our health care facilities implemented temporary visitor guidelines as a proactive and precautionary response to the impact of the H1N1 influenza virus across the province,” said Minister Currie. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Edward Island: H1N1 vax clinic update</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/prince-edward-island-h1n1-vax-clinic-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown--The public is reminded that vaccine clinics are being held today across the province for those who are over 65 with chronic health conditions as well as second doses for children age 6 months to 35 months of age.
Currently, attendance is showing shorter than normal wait times for these clinics and those who are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Edward Island: Province to receive expected regular vax shipment of 20,000 doses</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/prince-edward-island-province-to-receive-expected-regular-vax-shipment-of-20000-doses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown PEI--Next week, the province will finally be receiving it’s regular vaccine shipment of 20,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine, which is its largest shipment to date.
“We are extremely pleased to be receiving this volume of H1N1 vaccine,” said Health Minister, Doug Currie. “More than 43,000 people in the province have been vaccinated, which is more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Edward Island: Temporary visitor guidelines remain in effect at Island hospitals</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/prince-edward-island-temporary-visitor-guidelines-remain-in-effect-at-island-hospitals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown PEI--The public is advised that the temporary visitor guidelines put in place at Island hospitals earlier this month as a proactive and precautionary response to the impact of the H1N1 virus across the province remain in place.
Hospitals included are: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Prince County Hospital, Western Hospital, Community Hospital O’Leary, Stewart Memorial Hospital, Kings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New recommendations on H1N1 vax for children [Prince Edward Island]</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/recommendations-h1n1-vax-children-prince-edward-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlottetown PEI--New recommendations on the H1N1 vaccine dosage for children between 3 years and 9 years of age were announced today by the Public Health Agency of Canada. 
The updated national recommendations from the Public Health Agency of Canada reflect findings from clinical trial results from Europe that suggest that a single half-dose of adjuvanted [...]]]></description>
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