McGill University Health Center registered the worst deficit among Quebec Hospital’s, at $ 25.5 million

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According to the Ministry of Health and Social Services, the McGill University Health Center (MUHC) topped the list of the 21 health care institutions that finished the 2017-2018 fiscal year in deficit.

The MUHC recorded a $25.5-million dollar deficit, second place went to the CISSS, Est-de-l’Île-de-Montréal with a deficit of $25-million.

Among the causes is an increase in the cost of prescriptions drugs, overtime and sick leave.

The law states that the institutions with a deficit must approve a plan to return to a balanced budget the following year.