Are Ontario Hospitals Taking Out Loans to Survive?

Posted: April 17, 2026

(April 16, 2026) By: Stacey Kuznetsova, TVO Today

Through Freedom of Information requests, journalist Stacey Kuznetsova and critical care doctor Blair Bigham uncovered that some Ontario hospitals are relying on bank loans to cover basic operating costs. They discuss what they found and how the hospital sector is responding. Then, Natalie Mehra of the Ontario Health Coalition weighs in on whether the latest Ontario budget goes far enough to address the problem.

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