NHS Borders is one of four NHS boards in Scotland who will need a Scottish Government loan to balance their budget this year.
The news, announced by former Health Secretary Shona Robison just before she resigned last week, confirms that NHS Borders needed £13.2m of finance, known as brokerage, just to balance its books.
The figures show that NHS Tayside, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, NHS Highland and NHS Borders needed £70.9m of loans and will take two to three years to return to a financial balance.
The information on NHS board finances will be published every month following the scandal at NHS Tayside.
Local politicians say that the news confirms that NHS Borders is not being adequately funded by the Scottish Government.
John Lamont MP said: “The Scottish Government have repeatedly claimed that everything is fine at NHS Borders and they are getting the funding the need.
“These figures, which were quietly released on the Scottish Parliament’s first day of summer recess, confirm the opposite to be true.
“The fact that NHS Borders has had to go to the Government, cap in hand, to ask for £13m just to run day to day services, is a scandal.
“Our NHS is 70 years old this week. It is time for the SNP to give our health boards a birthday present and give staff at NHS Borders the support they need to do their jobs.”
Rachael Hamilton MSP added: “It’s a worrying financial position for NHS Borders to be faced with.
“The Scottish Government should support NHS Borders to put them on a sound financial footing with measures such as proper workforce planning so that NHS Borders didn’t have to rely so much on expensive agency staff costs.
“It’s clear that the Scottish Government have not understood the needs of a rural health board like NHS Borders. After 11 years of an SNP Government it’s time for new management.”