Craig Needles Podcast Episode 280: LHSC projects a deficit of $150-million, how did it happen?

By Craig Needles

June 26, 2024 - 9:27pm

At a meeting on Wednesday, members of the London Health Sciences Centre board of directors were told that after running a $78-million deficit in the last year, they project to run one of $150-million in the upcoming fiscal.

How did this happen? How can it be fixed? Acting President and CEO David Musyj spoke with Craig at the hospital to share what he's learned in the short time since taking on his new role.

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