ABOUT US

A community foundation for health care in Eastern Kings.

The Eastern Kings Health Foundation Inc. is a registered charity that raises funds for equipment and resources for health services across the Eastern Kings area of Prince Edward Island. It is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Our aim

To fund medical equipment and resources that improve the health of communities in Eastern Kings.

The Foundation is unique. It supports Souris Hospital, and also Colville Manor, Mental Health & Addictions, Home Care and Public Health. When our care teams need equipment their capital budgets can’t cover, they can turn to the Foundation, and we also accept gifts directed to any of the services we fund.

~7,500

year-round residents

~15,000

people in summer, May to September

WHERE WE SERVE

Morell to East Point, down to Little Pond

Our gifts support care centred in Souris, at Souris Hospital and Colville Manor, plus home care, public health and mental health services across the eastern end of the Island.

Map of eastern Prince Edward Island with the Eastern Kings service area highlighted, from Morell and St. Peters Bay east to East Point, including Souris and Little Pond

OUR HISTORY

Nearly four decades of local support

1988
Souris Hospital Foundation founded
Local volunteers come together to support their community hospital.
2001
Renamed and expanded
Becomes the Eastern Kings Health Foundation, with a mandate covering health services across the region.
2010
One health region for PEI
After the province moves to a single health authority, the Foundation continues to support care in Eastern Kings.
2016
Digital X-ray suite
EKHF and the Province buy a $400,000 digital radiography suite for Souris Hospital.
2023
Safer medication, better monitoring
A $65,000 Pyxis medication station, a new EKG system and an accessible tub room with the Souris Lions Club.
2025
New blood analyzer
A $125,000 Sysmex hematology system brings faster, more accurate lab results to Souris Hospital.