Hospital on Ontario Budget

Hospital's across the region are still scratching their heads and wondering how much money they'll have to work with this year.

The provincial government announced a 1.5 percent increase in the overall budget for hospitals.

Chief Executive Officer of Lake of the Woods District Hospital, Marc Belcaensays the budget is still a bit vague on how much individual hospitalswill be getting.

Belcaen adds that a freeze on non-unionized staff will also have an immediate impact on a number of hospital employees.