Our financial position

By Niagara Health System

Condensed Statement of Financial Position as at March 31

  2010 2009
ASSETS
Current assets $36,299 $31,541
Capital assets 156,834 155,880
Investments 67,769 70,186
Endowment and Trust Funds 3,981 3,981
  $264,883 $261,588
LIABILITIES, DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS AND NET ASSETS
Current liabilities $148,868 $167,179
Long-term liabilities 8,118 9,736
Employee future benefits 14,851 14,330
Deferred contributions 166,971 163,299
Net assets (73,925) (92,956)
  $264,883 $261,588

Condensed Statement of Operations year ended March 31

  2010 2009
REVENUES
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and
Local Health Integration Network – base funding
$313,078 $291,798
- One-time and other funding 24,491 19,517
Cancer Care Ontario 8,112 8,446
Patient 32,877 32,483
Preferred accommodation 6,126 6,533
Non-patient 12,531 11,977
Amortization of equipment grants/donations 5,422 7,714
  $402,637 $378,468
EXPENSES
Salaries and benefits $257,869 $249,586
Medical staff remuneration 35,962 34,833
Supplies and other expenses 54,547 55,150
Medical/surgical supplies and drugs 47,600 46,899
Amortization of equipment and software licenses 10,081 10,370
  $406,059 $396,838
 
Deficit from Operations before Other Votes $(3,422) $(18,370)
Deficit from Other Votes $(78) $(68)
Deficit before Other Items $(3,500) $(18,438)
Other Items $(2,367) $(835)
Deficit before One-Time Payments $(5,867) $(19,273)
One-Time Funding, Previous Years’ Restructuring $25,000  
Surplus/Deficit for the Year after One-Time Funding $19,133 $(19,273)

Financial Report 2009-10

The Niagara Health System publishes its audited financial statements every year as part of our financial accountability and responsibility to the community.  The complete set of financial statements for fiscal 2009-10 (April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010) is posted on the NHS  website.

The NHS received $25 million in one-time funding to assist with expenses that occurred with the 2008/09 implementation of early opportunities in the Hospital Improvement Plan (HIP) and also to address financial expenditures arising from previous years’ restructuring activities.

The NHS also received an additional $14 million in base funding for the year.  The annual base funding increase is in recognition and support of the ongoing implementation of the HIP and addresses the acknowledged base funding shortfalls.

The NHS ended the year with a deficit from operations of $3.4 million, or a negative operating margin of 0.85%, on an annual budget of $400 million.

Our staff’s commitment to managing within available resources, plus a combination of cost savings, debt repayment, and new funding support, has made this improvement in our financial position possible.

The auditors expressed no major issues or concerns during the course of the audit. «

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