Prairie Mountain Health posted a $5.4 million deficit during the 2014-15 fiscal year.
The regional health board had an overview of their fiscal report at their annual general meeting yesterday.
PMH spokesperson Blaine Kraushaar says there was a couple of main factors that lead to a deficit for this year.
"In 2013-14 when we had the surplus, we received some one time funding from Manitoba Health to cover off some price and volume pressures. That allotment was about $5 million, we did not receive that this year. The region also approved a number of business cases in this past fiscal year, most of which were related to adding more staffing for personal care homes."
Kraushaar says the board over the next year will be putting a lot of focus on several capital planning projects in the region.
"There's ongoing projects that are coming soon, including announcements that will take place on a primary health care centre in Ste. Rose, the Dauphin Regional Health Centre emergency room and MRI projects which have been talked about in the last year or two and also a redevelopment of the Brandon Regional Health Centre for additional rooms and pediatric improvements and things like that."
Kraushaar says the recruitment and retention of physicians and other health care professionals is another priority that PMH has identified for the next year.
