Sault Area Hospital is tagging fiscal tough times for ushering in its first parking rate hike in a decade.

Effective Dec. 31, the per exit fee will increase from $6 to $7.50 for patients, visitors and the public. On Jan. 1, parking rates will also increase for staff and physicians.

SAH said Wednesday Ontario hospitals rely on parking fees as a revenue source to supplement government funding, and parking revenues are used both to offset maintenance costs and to generate revenue, supporting “vital” community patient care programs.

As SAH anticipates an overall deficit for a second consecutive year, with a “significant” shortfall projected for fiscal 2025/26, all “efficiency measures and revenue-generating opportunities” are being “actively” evaluated.

The last parking increase was 10 y

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