By paNOW Staff

Waiting times cause for deficit in the PAPRHA annual report

Jul 31, 2015 | 12:05 PM

The Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority (PAPRHA) ended the fiscal year in a deficit according to the 2014-2015 annual report.

The annual report, which illustrates financial statements and expenditures for the fiscal year ending in March, showed the PAPRHA to have an operating deficit of $531,703.

Besides the Prince Albert and surrounding area, the PAPRHA is responsible for healthcare services including Kinistino, Big River, Candle Lake and Hafford.

The health region focused on three strategic priorities: emergency department flow, surgical services, and suicide prevention screening.

The PAPRHA also focused on three major projects to support provincial priorities and targets this year: primary health care (improve access to family practitioners), culture of safety (suicide risk framework), and system flow (emergency department flow and waits).

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The PARHA’s expenditures were over budget $6,258,522 for the fiscal year with salaries being the majority of the costs.

Extra staff and overtime hours were required to attend a high number of patients causing salaries to be over budget $2,879,934, according to the report.

The issue of wait times was addressed in the report. While they have reduced, the target of 50 per cent reduced emergency wait times was not met by the end of the fiscal year.

The Victoria Hospital averaged 97.7 per cent of capacity throughout the year. The surgical unit had an average of 31.7 patients in a ward with 33 beds. The medical/palliative unit had an average of 34.7 patients in a ward with 34 beds. The medical unit had an average of 33 patients in a ward with 32 beds.

The report also included the PAPRHA’s five year improvement targets, and salaries over $50,000.

The full report can be read here. 

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