Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is rolling out a long-range plan aimed at keeping its finances on track while still delivering safe, high-quality care.
The hospital says the work is being driven by growing pressure on the system, as demand for care continues to rise alongside the region’s growth. At the same time, patients are presenting with more complex needs, and costs for staffing and supplies keep climbing. RVH is reporting a year-end deficit of $7.8 million for 2025-26.
“RVH’s long-range financial plan will align operations with funding while continuing to deliver safe, high-quality care to patients and the community,” says Gail Hunt, President and CEO, RVH. “In developing the plan, every initiative is being assessed to avoid adverse impacts on care and minimize impact on staff. Over the next three to five years, RVH’s plan will focus on operational efficiency, innovation and resource alignment, ensuring staff are in the right roles to support patient care. This is essential to meet growing demand and achieve strategic priorities like bringing specialized care close to home.”
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Right now, about 50 team members out of roughly 4,500 are impacted in this phase of the plan. RVH says it is working through a redeployment process to try and place as many of those employees as possible into vacant roles where their skills are needed most.
That process is expected to take place over the next five months. The hospital says impacted staff will be supported with care, transparency, and respect, and that it will continue to follow union agreements where applicable.
RVH says it has already started identifying savings in non-clinical and administrative areas. That includes streamlining administrative and non-clinical costs, leadership restructuring and reductions, aligning positions with available funding, improving emergency department and discharge planning processes, and enhancing partner and care model transitions.
