US EditionOntario hospitals say they have $1 billion in funding needs
Hospitals face rising deficits despite a 4% funding increase and government support, driven by inflation, population growth, and labour costs, Ontario Hospital Association says.
- On Oct. 8, 2025, Ontario hospitals said they need an additional $1 billion this year to keep pace with population growth and inflation.
- OHA officials warned that labour costs dominate hospital budgets, and the 2024-25 deficit was $360 million, according to Ema Popovic, who said 'Our government continues to work with our hospital partners...'
- Hospitals say they are managing tightly, despite the spring budget including up to $1 billion, according to a government spokesperson.
- A spokesperson for Health Minister Sylvia Jones did not divulge if more money will be coming for hospitals, and the Ontario government fall economic statement is expected in the coming weeks.
- Amid structural pressures, hospital leaders say the Ontario Hospital Association urges multi-year planning for hospital budgets to address ageing population and increased complexity of care.
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Ontario hospitals say they have $1 billion in funding needs
The overall hospital deficit for 2024-25 was $360 million, the Ontario Hospital Association says, which was better than projected. But when factoring in the previous year's deficit and this year's so-far underfunded cost pressures, the association says hospitals need another $1 billion in 2025-26.
$1 Billion Short: Ontario hospitals sound the alarm
Hospitals across Ontario are sounding the alarm: they need an additional $1 billion in funding this fiscal year just to keep up with inflation, population growth, and mounting demand for services. The Ontario Hospital Association says health-care facilities are facing steep cost increases tied to inflation, population growth, and higher demand for services — all without matching funding from the province. Many hospitals have already been forced …
The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) has warned that hospitals in the province face a funding gap of up to $1 billion by 2025-26, far exceeding the deficit level at the end of last year.
Ontario hospitals say they have $1 billion in funding needs – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario hospitals need an additional $1 billion this year to keep pace with factors such as population growth and inflation, leaving them facing pressures far higher than the deficits they faced just at the end of last year, their association says. Hospitals across the province struggled with deficits, with many of them — small and large, urban and rural — ending the year in the red. The overall hospital deficit for 2024-25 was $360 mi…
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