The Kelsey Trail Health Region has approved its 2016-2017 operational budget on July 13th 2016.

82 percent of the budget will go towards salaries and benefits for the 1 710 employees and wages for medical services.

Which equals 103.8 million dollars of the overall budget.

The region's budget supports the health system priorities while sustaining existing programs and services.

90 percent of the operating revenue comes from provincial funding.

administration has been directed to reduce expenses by $7.5 million and to re invest that funding into frontline staff in long term care homes.

Over the course of the next coming months the KTHR will make changes to administration to reallocate the resources to prioritize frontline supports in long term care facilities.

This change stemming from the 2016-2017 budget which has planned revenues over expenditures of 127.5 million dollars.

The region states that it will maintain its focus on putting patients first and providing patient and family centred care.