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    <td VALIGN="TOP" width="472"><p align="center"><font size="4">ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF
    OF STAFF</font></p>
    <p align="center"><img src="clive.jpg" alt="clive.jpg (12291 bytes)" WIDTH="180" HEIGHT="220"></p>
    <p align="center"><strong>Barbara Clive, MD, FRCPC<br>
    Chief of Medical Staff</strong></p>
    <p align="left">For the Medical Staff of The Credit Valley Hospital the past year can best
    be described as &quot;in limbo&quot; - - a state of uncertainty. After years of budget
    cuts, we received the Health Services Restructuring Committee directives which gave us the
    message to start rebuilding and expanding our hospital to meet the future needs of our
    growing population. These directives arrived at a time of ongoing fiscal restraint as our
    budget was still insufficient to meet the growing patient volumes.</p>
    <p align="left">The inquest into the untimely death of young Kyle Martyn, and the strength
    shown by his family during this difficult review in the Fall of 1998, touched the hearts
    of all staff. Unfortunately, Kyle&#146;s death could not have been avoided. However, his
    unfortunate death served a purpose in that it focussed public attention on lengthy waits
    in our emergency department, and the serious overcrowding and insufficient resources we
    are experiencing as a result of financial cutbacks. Physicians and staff continue to work
    with increasing patient volumes and workloads. They have taken on the added responsibility
    of planning for the new regional cancer centre, regional maternal child program and an
    increased number of inpatient beds in the areas of Mental Health, Rehabilitation,
    Continuing Care and Acute Care. The staff has rapidly changed mindsets from one of
    cutbacks to future planning. Our success in doing so can be attributed to the continued
    dedication to innovation and leadership that has always existed at The Credit Valley
    Hospital.</p>
    <p align="left">The Restructuring Commission left our hospital with independent
    governance. We were not merged into a larger corporation of hospitals. The Medical
    Advisory Committee began to explore what aspects of our hospital would make us unique and
    attractive to quality medical practitioners in the midst of larger corporations around us.
    We began to focus on our strengths in teaching and research recognizing that these are the
    foundation of maintenance and enhancement of quality patient care. The Credit Valley
    Hospital has always been very involved, in a voluntary way, with teaching of physicians
    and other regulated health professionals. Dr. Srigley, Chief, Laboratory Medicine, is
    chairing a task force to explore ways to participate more formally in medical teaching
    with the universities around us. A great deal of clinical research has gone on at CVH for
    many years. The volume of studies approved by our Research Review Committee continues to
    grow and we have now made a commitment to establish an office of Clinical Research to
    centralize and standardize our approach to research.</p>
    <p align="left">Changes in medical leadership included the resignation of Dr. Steven
    Hirsch, Chief of Family Medicine, so that he could pursue other volunteer community
    commitments. Dr. David Clarkson served as the Acting Chief of Family Medicine and was
    subsequently appointed by the Board as the new department chief. He has provided strong
    leadership at a time of change within the department. The role of the family physician
    needs clarification during these times of increased specialization and regionalization of
    medical services. The hospital remains committed to enhancing the role of family medicine
    in the hospital, recognizing they are key to continuity of patient care and our link to
    the community. Dr. Marino Battigelli was reappointed as the Chief of Psychiatry and we
    look forward to another five years of outstanding leadership. The search for a Chief of
    Anaesthesia continues and we appreciate the leadership and work by Mr. Peter Smith, the
    volunteer Board member, on the Search Committee. We are grateful to Dr. Dyke for his
    ongoing commitment in this role after two terms as chief. The hospital suffered a great
    loss at the passing of Dr. Donald Black, founding chief of the department of Obstetrics
    and Gynaecology, on September 12 , 1998. Much of our success as a leader in maternal care
    can be attributed to the vision and high standards of Dr. Black. I appreciate the effort
    by the entire department in continuing to provide patient care in one of our busiest
    departments following the loss of a colleague and friend.</p>
    <p align="left">We remain poised for innovation and growth yet the upcoming year&#146;s
    budget at this time is still less than the actual budget of last year. These past few
    years have been difficult for the creative minds of The Credit Valley Hospital. In the
    words of Helen Keller, &quot;one can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to
    soar&quot;. In the years ahead we will soar again.</p>
    <hr>
    <p ALIGN="left"><a href="presrep.htm">Annual Report of&nbsp; the President and Chairman</a></p>
    <p ALIGN="left"><a href="foundrep.htm">Annual Report of&nbsp; The Credit Valley Hospital
    Foundation</a></p>
    <p ALIGN="left"><a href="annassoc.htm">Annual Report of&nbsp; The Credit Valley Hospital
    Associates</a></p>
    <p ALIGN="left"><a href="annchief.htm">Annual Report of&nbsp; The Chief of Staff</a></p>
    <p ALIGN="left"><a href="financialsann.htm">Annual Financial Report</a></p>
    <p ALIGN="left"><a href="calgutkin.htm">1998 Nominees and Recipients of the Dr. Calvin
    Gutkin Award</a></p>
    <p ALIGN="left"><a href="anrep.htm">Back to Annual Report Index</a></p>
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    <a href="mailto:webmaster@thehospital.net">CVH Webmaster</a><br>
    The Credit Valley Hospital.<br>
    2200 Eglinton Avenue West<br>
    Mississauga, Ontario, Canada<br>
    L5M 2N1<br>
    (905) 813-2200</font></p>
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	<td VALIGN="TOP" width="472"><p align="center"><font size="4">ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF
	OF STAFF</font></p>
	<p align="center"><img src="clive.jpg" alt="clive.jpg (12291 bytes)" WIDTH="180" HEIGHT="220"></p>
	<p align="center"><strong>Barbara Clive, MD, FRCPC<br>
	Chief of Medical Staff</strong></p>
	<p align="left">For the Medical Staff of The Credit Valley Hospital the past year can best
	be described as "in limbo" - - a state of uncertainty. After years of budget
	cuts, we received the Health Services Restructuring Committee directives which gave us the
	message to start rebuilding and expanding our hospital to meet the future needs of our
	growing population. These directives arrived at a time of ongoing fiscal restraint as our
	budget was still insufficient to meet the growing patient volumes.</p>
	<p align="left">The inquest into the untimely death of young Kyle Martyn, and the strength
	shown by his family during this difficult review in the Fall of 1998, touched the hearts
	of all staff. Unfortunately, Kyles death could not have been avoided. However, his
	unfortunate death served a purpose in that it focussed public attention on lengthy waits
	in our emergency department, and the serious overcrowding and insufficient resources we
	are experiencing as a result of financial cutbacks. Physicians and staff continue to work
	with increasing patient volumes and workloads. They have taken on the added responsibility
	of planning for the new regional cancer centre, regional maternal child program and an
	increased number of inpatient beds in the areas of Mental Health, Rehabilitation,
	Continuing Care and Acute Care. The staff has rapidly changed mindsets from one of
	cutbacks to future planning. Our success in doing so can be attributed to the continued
	dedication to innovation and leadership that has always existed at The Credit Valley
	Hospital.</p>
	<p align="left">The Restructuring Commission left our hospital with independent
	governance. We were not merged into a larger corporation of hospitals. The Medical
	Advisory Committee began to explore what aspects of our hospital would make us unique and
	attractive to quality medical practitioners in the midst of larger corporations around us.
	We began to focus on our strengths in teaching and research recognizing that these are the
	foundation of maintenance and enhancement of quality patient care. The Credit Valley
	Hospital has always been very involved, in a voluntary way, with teaching of physicians
	and other regulated health professionals. Dr. Srigley, Chief, Laboratory Medicine, is
	chairing a task force to explore ways to participate more formally in medical teaching
	with the universities around us. A great deal of clinical research has gone on at CVH for
	many years. The volume of studies approved by our Research Review Committee continues to
	grow and we have now made a commitment to establish an office of Clinical Research to
	centralize and standardize our approach to research.</p>
	<p align="left">Changes in medical leadership included the resignation of Dr. Steven
	Hirsch, Chief of Family Medicine, so that he could pursue other volunteer community
	commitments. Dr. David Clarkson served as the Acting Chief of Family Medicine and was
	subsequently appointed by the Board as the new department chief. He has provided strong
	leadership at a time of change within the department. The role of the family physician
	needs clarification during these times of increased specialization and regionalization of
	medical services. The hospital remains committed to enhancing the role of family medicine
	in the hospital, recognizing they are key to continuity of patient care and our link to
	the community. Dr. Marino Battigelli was reappointed as the Chief of Psychiatry and we
	look forward to another five years of outstanding leadership. The search for a Chief of
	Anaesthesia continues and we appreciate the leadership and work by Mr. Peter Smith, the
	volunteer Board member, on the Search Committee. We are grateful to Dr. Dyke for his
	ongoing commitment in this role after two terms as chief. The hospital suffered a great
	loss at the passing of Dr. Donald Black, founding chief of the department of Obstetrics
	and Gynaecology, on September 12 , 1998. Much of our success as a leader in maternal care
	can be attributed to the vision and high standards of Dr. Black. I appreciate the effort
	by the entire department in continuing to provide patient care in one of our busiest
	departments following the loss of a colleague and friend.</p>
	<p align="left">We remain poised for innovation and growth yet the upcoming years
	budget at this time is still less than the actual budget of last year. These past few
	years have been difficult for the creative minds of The Credit Valley Hospital. In the
	words of Helen Keller, "one can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to
	soar". In the years ahead we will soar again.</p>
	<hr>
	<p ALIGN="left"><a href="presrep.htm">Annual Report of  the President and Chairman</a></p>
	<p ALIGN="left"><a href="foundrep.htm">Annual Report of  The Credit Valley Hospital
	Foundation</a></p>
	<p ALIGN="left"><a href="annassoc.htm">Annual Report of  The Credit Valley Hospital
	Associates</a></p>
	<p ALIGN="left"><a href="annchief.htm">Annual Report of  The Chief of Staff</a></p>
	<p ALIGN="left"><a href="financialsann.htm">Annual Financial Report</a></p>
	<p ALIGN="left"><a href="calgutkin.htm">1998 Nominees and Recipients of the Dr. Calvin
	Gutkin Award</a></p>
	<p ALIGN="left"><a href="anrep.htm">Back to Annual Report Index</a></p>
	<font size="2"><p align="center">Please direct inquiries to:<br>
	<a href="mailto:webmaster@thehospital.net">CVH Webmaster</a><br>
	The Credit Valley Hospital.<br>
	2200 Eglinton Avenue West<br>
	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada<br>
	L5M 2N1<br>
	(905) 813-2200</font></p>
	<p align="center"><font size="2"><i>Copyright © The Credit Valley Hospital</i></font> </p>
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