MUHC bed closures, staff cuts under government directive

MUHC to close beds, cut staff under new government directive.

Just before Christmas the Quebec Health Department has informed the MUHC that it will provide funding for beds at a rate of occupancy of 85 per cent.  However, the MUHC’s average occupancy rate is 91 – 95 per cent, forcing the MUHC to consider a combination of job cuts and bed closures across all the MUHC hospitals.
The cut in funding could translate into a reduction of  the beds across all sites from 832 to 707,  but one figure that is circulating is 770 — or a cut of about 60 beds.
The MUHC released a statement to the Montreal Gazette saying that “discussions are currently occurring with the government on the actual funding structure, as this is the MUHC’s ‘Year One budget.’
Source Montreal Gazette