The Sunrise Health Region has reported a small surplus for the year ended March 31, 2011: its first in four years.
The bottom line for the region is a surplus of $114,210, a razor-thin variance of 0.057 percent from 2010/2011's just-under $200 million budget.
In her report to the Regional Health Authority Board on June 1, interim Sunrise CEO Suann Laurent attributed the balanced books to last year's aggressive cutbacks, which included the elimination of 45 long-term care beds and 40 full-time staff positions to go with them, as well as the implementation of parking fees for health region staff.
Expenditures for the year were about $11 million more than budgeted in response to higher-than-anticipated revenues.
Other items of note in the 2010/2011 financial statements include the insurance payment for facilities damaged in the July 1, 2010 flood. The claim, which still isn't finalized, is estimated at $2,321,172. The payment is expected to fully cover damages.
Contributions to the Regional Health Authority from the district's non-profit fundraising groups-The Health Foundation of East-Central
Saskatchewan, St. Peter's Hospital Foundation, and St. Anthony's Hospital Foundation-totalled about $393,000 by each group's respective year-end. The majority of these funds ($324,092) came from The Health Foundation.
The Sunrise Health region maintains 185 acute care beds, 18 psychiatric care beds, and 854 long-term care beds in the region. A population of 56,807 accessed health services in Sunrise last year.
