Hospital Braces for Minimal Budget increase in 2012

Lake of the Woods District Hospital says its likely going to have to tighten its belt even further next year.

At a recent conference in Toronto, Chief Executive Officer, Marc Belcaen says they were told the budget for the Ministry of Health would increase by one percent in 2012.

He says there's no guarantee hospital budgets willl actually increase by the same amount.

Belcaen says with wages going up, along with the cost of living, its going to be challenging to live with just a one percent increase.