A third-party investigation into Renfrew Victoria Hospital (RVH) and a related not-for-profit, Renfrew Health (RH), has documented a slew of "financial irregularities" and "gaps in governance."

The report , prepared by Ministry of Health-appointed supervisor Altaf Stationwala and published on the ministry's website Thursday, found millions of dollars in hospital funds were allocated to executive compensation, much of which went undocumented in salary or public expense disclosures.

"This was a case of a hospital using a related entity for the purposes of bypassing rigorous hospital financial practices," Stationwala wrote.

The report found RVH had significant financial flexibility but operated at times like it didn't, leading to under-investment in resources for patient care, gaps in s

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