SOURIS HOSPITAL & COLVILLE MANOR · STAFF TRAINING
Laerdal Nursing Anne Simulator — “Mannequin Annie”
$41,000
A lifelike patient simulator purchased for Souris Hospital and Colville Manor, used to train current and new staff in hands-on patient care.
OUR IMPACT
Your gifts, at work in Eastern Kings.
Every piece of equipment below was bought with money raised right here — by families, businesses, service clubs and a whole lot of Smile Cookies.
$125K
New blood analyzer for the Souris Hospital lab (2025)
$65K
Computerized medication station for the inpatient unit
$9,121
Raised in one week by the 2024 Smile Cookie Campaign
$25K
Five-year commitment from the Souris Lions Club
WHAT YOU’VE FUNDED
Recent investments in local care
Along with our 2016 digital X-ray suite, here’s some of what the Foundation has bought in the last few years.
SOURIS HOSPITAL · LAB2025
Sysmex hematology system with digital cell imaging
$125,000
Replaced a 19-year-old blood count analyzer. Results are more accurate and faster, and pathologists can review cell images remotely before samples even reach the referral lab.
“This upgrade represents a major step forward in our ability to deliver timely and accurate diagnostic results.”
SOURIS HOSPITAL · INPATIENT UNIT2023
Pyxis MedStation automated medication dispensing
$65,000
Computerized medications give nurses a built-in double check on every prescription, with far more storage so stock is on hand when it’s needed. The system was expanded in 2024.
SOURIS HOSPITAL2023
New EKG heart monitoring system
Used regularly to monitor chest-related concerns for inpatients and for patients sent by local doctors, replacing an outdated system.
SOURIS HOSPITAL2022–23
Accessible tub room, Century Tub and new shower room
A renovated tub room with a lift for patients who can’t walk, plus a new shower room so staff can help patients shower safely. Funded with the Souris Lions Club, Maritime Electric, the Rotary Gold Mine and the Souris Fund.
SOURIS HOSPITAL · PUBLIC HEALTH2026
Defibrillator for the hospital’s lower level
An added layer of protection for public health clients and staff, made possible through the David A MacKay Fund.
COLVILLE MANOR & SOURIS HOSPITAL2023–24
CPR and AED training equipment
Training equipment and AED training so staff are ready for a cardiac emergency, supported by David A MacKay Fund grants.
ACROSS OUR SITES2022
Everyday equipment that makes care better
Four pressure-redistribution mattresses, a positioning chair, an ambulatory care stretcher, four over-bed tables, two isolation carts, a shower chair, a medication cart and books.
COMMUNITY2023
Rides to the dementia day program
$1,175
A grant from the Alzheimer Society of PEI Foundation Trust, passed on to Transportation East so people living with dementia can attend the local day program.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
A Smile Cookie week to remember
When Tim Hortons in Souris chose the Foundation for its 2024 Smile Cookie Campaign, Eastern Kings went all in. Neighbours sponsored a cookie for all 578 students and staff at Souris Regional School — bus drivers included — and CAFE sponsored every student and staff member at École La-Belle-Cloche. Businesses bought for their teams, and partway through the week Souris was leading the Island in cookie sales.
The week raised $9,121.50, and the community did it again in spring 2026.
578
SRS students & staff sponsored
155
La-Belle-Cloche students & staff
7 days
of cookie sales
100%
of local proceeds to EKHF
THANK YOU
The people and partners behind the equipment
We’re grateful to every donor, large and small. Here are some of the groups and families who have supported the Foundation recently.
Tim Hortons Souris (D.P. Murphy Inc.)
Smile Cookie Campaign — $9,121.50 in 2024 and $3,434 in spring 2026
Souris Lions Club
$25,000 over five years from the annual Cow Patty Bingo, plus the tub and shower room
Rotary Club of Montague & Eastern PEI
Quarterly Gold Mine draw proceeds — $8,312.74 in 2024 alone
Ching Bros. Farm
$7,500 from Clint and Ashley Ching
Souris Legion Branch 3
$6,000 from Dig for the Deuce and the bingo 50/50
Maritime Electric
$2,500, plus support for the tub room
RA Rose & Sons Ltd.
$2,500
Colleen & Dr. Colin Jack
Long-time supporters
Also with thanks to
- PEI Mutual
- Souris Harbour Authority
- ADL
- St. Andrew’s & St. George’s Masonic Lodge
- Souris Co-op
- Jasper Wyman & Son
- Eastern Kings Senior Neighbours Club
- PEI Women’s Institute
- Le Comité acadien et francophone de l’Est (CAFE)
- Pharmasave
- K. Burke Automotive
- Richard & Sandra Ching
- Alan & Nancy MacDonald
- Thelma MacDonald
- Louise Higginbotham
- Silver Threads Club
More thank-yous
Grants received
David A MacKay Fund
Administered by the Community Foundation of PEI — defibrillator, CPR training equipment and AED training
Souris Fund
$1,276 toward the hospital tub room
Alzheimer Society of PEI Foundation Trust
$1,175 for dementia day-program transportation
Photos courtesy of Josh Lewis / The Eastern Graphic, Charlotte MacAulay and the Eastern Kings Health Foundation.
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