The DSSAB's $18.8 million is $2-million more than last year.
Chief Administrative Officer Dan McCormack says it's because of new money from the province.
It means being able to reduce the municipal share of funding by just over one per cent.
There is an increase in land ambulance costs.
A fund set up to handle additional patient transfers from Rainy River will stay in place while officials assess the doctor situation in that community.
