Annual Friends for Life Campaign
Help Keep Cardiac Care Close to Home
Every day, Islanders rely on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for the care they need. Whether they’re facing a new diagnosis, managing an ongoing condition, or recovering from treatment, quality healthcare close to home matters. For cardiac patients, that connection to care is especially important.
The 2026-27 Friends for Life Campaign will help fund essential cardiac care equipment across the ICU, ER, Internal Medicine, OR, Diagnostic Imaging, Cardio Respiratory, NICU, the Provincial Lab, and others at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This includes technologies that support diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, and care for patients of all ages, from newborns to seniors. The QEH’s total equipment and clinical priority needs for this year are $8.2 million.
For those facing a cardiac diagnosis, timely testing and treatment can make all the difference. Having advanced cardiac services here in Prince Edward Island helps keep patients close to the people who matter most to them—during what is often the most challenging time of their life.
Your gift will help equip our Cardiac Care teams with the cutting-edge technology they need to save lives, improve patient care, and keep care close to home.
Your Gift Supports Island Families
When Kristine and her husband, Justin, immigrated to Prince Edward Island from the Philippines in 2023, they dreamed of building a bright future together.
The couple was overjoyed when they learned they were expecting their first child in 2024. But during Kristine’s second trimester, they received devastating news: their unborn son had a serious heart condition and would require surgery shortly after birth.
While the months that followed were filled with uncertainty and worry, they found comfort in knowing that after his surgery off-Island, their son, Rafael, could receive ongoing monitoring and care close to home at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Continue reading Rafael’s story.
Today, Rafael requires regular cardiology appointments, echocardiograms, and specialized follow-up care to help ensure his heart is functioning as it should. Having access to this care in Prince Edward Island, surrounded by the support of family and community, means the world to Kristine and Justin.
Recently celebrating his first birthday, Rafael is now a thriving little boy with a radiant smile and boundless energy. His parents describe him as the greatest gift in their lives and remain deeply grateful for the exceptional care he continues to receive at the QEH.
Kristine and Justin hope others will consider supporting the QEH Foundation. Generous donations help ensure that Islanders like Rafael can receive the life-saving care they need, close to home.
About Friends for Life
Our annual Friends for Life Campaign focuses on raising funds life-saving, up-to-date medical equipment, technology, and services to care for all Islanders in times of need.
Essentially, the majority of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s medical equipment needs are funded by donations. Gifts of all sizes make a huge impact on patients of the QEH, their families, friends and communities.
We hope you can join us in supporting this year’s campaign and contributing to the future of healthcare in Prince Edward Island.
“From cardiac monitoring and diagnostic technology to fetal heart rate monitors for our tiniest patients, donor-funded equipment helps us deliver the best possible care to patients of all ages.”
Dr. Kyle Murnaghan
QEH Cardiologist
This year, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital needs $8.2 million to fund essential medical equipment and clinical priorities.
EQUIPMENT NEEDS
- Cardiac Monitoring System
- Mobile Fluoroscopy C-arm
- Fetal Heartrate Monitor
- Cardiac Chair
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise
- Testing (CPET)
- C-MAC Video Laryngoscope
- and many more!