Northwestern Ontario Hospitals will receive a 2.4
percent increase in their base funds, thanks to a
Provincial Government cash infusion.
The Ministry of Health boost the Northwest Local Health
Integration Networks funding for 2008-2009 by 17.3 million
dollars.
Acting Chair for the NW LHIN, Janice Beasley says they
continue to talk with the Lake of the Woods District
Hospital about its deficit situation.
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Dryden, Kenora, and Thunder Bay hospitals will share
just under 8 million dollars for offering cancer, cardiac,
cataract, MRI and hip and knee replacement services.
404-thousand dollars will be shared between several
small hospitals in the region for core services such as
emergency departments.
