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<td valign="top" width="135"><img src="cvnews.gif" alt="CV News &amp; Upcoming Events" WIDTH="75" HEIGHT="100"><p align="center"><a name="CV News &amp; Upcoming Events">A Credit To Your Health &amp;
Upcoming Events</a></p>
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<td valign="top" width="815"><h5 align="center">The Credit Valley Hospital</h5>
<h5 align="center"><font size="5"><font color="#001058">A Credit To Your Health,Upcoming
Events</font> &amp; News Releases </font></h5>
<h5 align="center"><font size="3">Click here to read <a href="creditmar.htm">A Credit To
Your Health -&nbsp; March 1999</a></font></h5>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="3">Click here to read <a href="1creditmay.htm">A
Credit to Your Health - May 1999</a></font></strong></p>
<p align="center"><font size="3"><strong>Click here to read <a href="report.htm">Report to
the Community 1999</a></strong></font></p>
<p align="center"><strong><font size="3">Click here to read </font><blink>a <a href="chronicle.htm">Chronicle of Events:&nbsp; Important Dates in the History of The
Credit Valley Hospital</a> </blink></strong><img src="new.gif" alt="new.gif (1033 bytes)" WIDTH="36" HEIGHT="16"></p>
<p align="center">Watch this site for additional updates, <strong><a href="#Current News Releases">current news releases</a></strong> and more <strong><a href="#Upcoming Events">upcoming events</a></strong> coming soon!</p>
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<p align="center"><font size="4"><strong><a name="Upcoming Events">Upcoming Events</a></strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><em><strong>International Year of Older Persons</strong></em></p>
<p align="left">The Credit Valley Hospital is proud to host a full day fair in honour of
1999's International Year of Older Persons.&nbsp; Join&nbsp; us Wednesday, October 6, 1999
when The Credit Valley Hospital welcomes the community, elders and youth to a variety of
presentations, a fashion show, exhibits and activities of interest to seniors. &nbsp;
Topics range from cooking for two, to grandparenting to sexuality.&nbsp; Please call
Community Relations, The Credit Valley Hospital at (905) 813-2564 for more information.</p>
<p align="left"><em><strong>Health Education Series</strong></em></p>
<p align="left">The Credit Valley Hospital hosts the Community Health Education Series
featuring presentations on various health topics throughout the year.&nbsp; The Hospital's
health professionals give of their time to share information on their respective
specialities.&nbsp; The evening presentations generally consist of exhibits followed by
presentations and a question and answer session.&nbsp; The 1999/2000 series will address
topics such as colon cancer, classroom mould and a parenting series providing information
in areas such as speech development, nutrition, childhood emergencies and discipline.
&nbsp; Please call Community Relations, the Credit Valley Hospital at&nbsp; (905) 813-2564
for more information.</p>
<hr>
<p align="center"><a name="Top of News Releases">Top of&nbsp; News Releases</a></p>
<p align="center"><a name="Current News Releases"><font size="4"><strong>Current News
Releases</strong></font></a></p>
<b><p ALIGN="left"></b><a href="#A Tribute to Richard S. Clewes">A Tribute to Richard S.
Clewes - August 26, 1999</a><b></p>
<p ALIGN="left"></b><a href="#Death of Mr. Richard Clewes, Founding Chairman of the Board at The Credit Valley Hospital">Death
of Mr. Richard Clewes, Founding Chairman of The Credit Valley Hospital's Board of
Governors - August 25, 1999</a><b></p>
<p ALIGN="left"></b><a href="#Mississauga Oncology Patients to Participate In Major Breast Cancer Prevention Trial">Women
Wanted To Participate In Major Breast Cancer Prevention Trial - July 22, 1999</a><b></p>
<p ALIGN="left"></b><a href="#$1.5 Million A Nice Beginning But..."><font face="default">$1.5
Million A Nice Beginning But... - July 13, 1999</font></a><b></p>
<p ALIGN="left"></b><a href="#Warning: Dangerous Curves Ahead">Warning: Dangerous Curves
Ahead <b>- </b>June 17, 1999</a></p>
<p ALIGN="left"><a href="#The Credit Valley Hospital Welcomes Two New Governors to Board Table">The Credit
Valley Hospital Welcomes Two New Governors to Board Table - June 17, 1999</a></p>
<b><p ALIGN="left"></b><a href="#The Credit Valley Hospital Unveils Its New Vision, Mission and Values Statements">The
Credit Valley Hospital Unveils Its New Vision, Mission and Values Statements - June 16,
1999 </a><b></p>
</b><p ALIGN="left"><a href="#The Credit Valley Hospital Says Thanks">The Credit Valley
Hospital Says Thanks - April 16, 1999 </a></p>
<font size="3"><b><p ALIGN="left"></b><a href="#The Credit Valley Hospital Responds to NDP News Conference">The Credit Valley
Hospital Responds to NDP News Conference - March 23, 1999 </a></p>
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<p align="left"><strong><a name="A Tribute to Richard S. Clewes">A Tribute to Richard S.
Clewes</a></strong><br>
<br>
Thursday, August 26, 1999<br>
<br>
The physicians, staff and volunteers at The Credit Valley Hospital are mourning the loss
of Richard S. Clewes, the first Chairman of the Hospital's Board. Dubbed &quot;a man for
the '80s&quot; the late Mr. Clewes provided the leadership to ensure the Credit Valley
Hospital was built and to lead the hospital's Board of Governors once the hospital opened
to patients.<br>
<br>
Mr. Clewes knew time was of the essence in order to build a state of the art hospital to
meet the needs of Mississauga's growing community in the 1980's. He was active in other
community endeavors such as the Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival. In 1979 he combined
his efforts for that event and the promotion of the new hospital by constructing a
miniature hospital for a float for the festival's parade.<br>
<br>
Hospital President, Wayne Fyffe, said today, although he did not personally work with Mr.
Clewes when he was Chairman of the Board, he knew him to be &quot;a man deeply committed
to his community. It is a sad day for The Credit Valley Hospital as well as the past and
present members of the Board of Governors. The community and hospital is forever in his
debt for working tirelessly to make our hospital a reality.&quot;<br>
<br>
Jane Watson, the current Chairman of the Board echoed Mr. Fyffe's sentiments. &quot;Mr.
Clewes was a determined and honorable man. He was well respected in our community and the
right choice to lead the inaugural Board of Governors. We, the residents of the City of
Mississauga and surrounding region, have benefited from his expertise and good
judgement.Because of his efforts, The Credit Valley Hospital is the centre of excellence
it is today. Our sincere condolences to the Clewes family.&quot;</p>
<hr>
<p><a name="Death of Mr. Richard Clewes, Founding Chairman of the Board at The Credit Valley Hospital"><strong>Death
of Mr. Richard Clewes, Founding Chairman of&nbsp;The Credit Valley Hospital's Board of
Governors</strong></a></p>
<p>August 25, 1999</p>
<p align="center"><img src="Clewes_Richard_S.gif" alt="Clewes_Richard_S.gif (27003 bytes)" WIDTH="144" HEIGHT="211"></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Richard Stockton Clewes</strong></p>
<p>The Credit Valley Hospital regrets to announce the passing of Mr. Richard Clewes, the
Founding Chairman of the Board of Governors at The Credit Valley Hospital.&nbsp; Mr.
Clewes passed away August 23, 1999, following a sudden and unexpected illness.</p>
<p>Mr. Clewes maintained his interest in the welfare of&nbsp; The Credit Valley Hospital
since he retired as the first Board Chair.&nbsp; This is a sad day for The Credit Valley
Hospital.</p>
<p>Visitation will be held Thursday, August 26, 1999, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at
Turner and Porter Funeral Home - Peel Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga (west
side of Hurontario Street, south of the Queensway).</p>
<p>The Funeral will be Friday, August 27, 1999 at 1100 hours at St. Peter's Erindale
Anglican Church (north east corner of Dundas Street and Mississauga Road).</p>
<p>Donations (in lieu of flowers):&nbsp; </p>
<p>The Credit Valley Hospital Foundation, 2200 Eglinton Avenue West, Mississauga, Ontario,
L5M 2N1, (905) 813-4123. </p>
<p align="center">OR</p>
<p align="left">Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Department
of Development, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7.</p>
<p align="center"><a href="#Top of News Releases">To Top</a></p>
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<p ALIGN="CENTER"><a name="Mississauga Oncology Patients to Participate In Major Breast Cancer Prevention Trial"><b>Women
Wanted To Participate In Major Breast Cancer Prevention Trial</b></a></p>
<p>July 22, 1999</p>
<p>Until a year ago, women with an increased risk of breast cancer had no proven way to
reduce their chance of getting the disease. A new study is comparing Tamoxifen &#150; the
drug that was found to reduce breast cancer by half a year ago with a newer drug called
Raloxifene.</p>
<p>The STAR study (the study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene) will determine which drug might
be better and have fewer side effects for women past menopause who are at high risk of
breast cancer. Healthy women interested in joining the STAR project will have their breast
cancer risk calculated based on their age, family history of breast cancer, number of
children, number or times she has had breast lumps biopsies, and other factors. </p>
<p>Dr. Robert Myers is the medical director for oncology at The Credit Valley Hospital.
The hospital is one of only five Ontario hospitals participating in the study.
&nbsp;&nbsp; The study which will include more than 22,000 postmenopausal women associated
with more than 400 centres across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Dr. Myers
encourages healthy women of all races and ethnic groups who think they are at increased
risk for breast cancer to contact the STAR hotline at 905-813-4442. </p>
<p>Tamoxifen was proven in the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial to reduce breast cancer
incidence by 49 percent in women at increased risk of the disease. This drug was approved
by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the incidence of breast cancer in
women in October 1998.</p>
<p>Raloxifene was shown to reduce the incidence of breast cancer in a large study of its
use to prevent and treat osteoporosis. This drug was approved by the FDA to prevent
osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in December 1997 and has been under study for about
five years. </p>
<p>Both Tamoxifen and Raloxifene have known side effects. Any women interested in
participating in the trial will be fully informed of the benefits and potential risks of
these drugs. The most common side effects of either drug are hot flashes and vaginal
discharge. Serious side effects are known to occur in women taking Tamoxifen, namely
endometrial cancer, blood clots in the leg or lung and possibly stroke. Blood clots are
known to occur in women taking Raloxifene. </p>
<p align="center"><a href="#Top of News Releases">To Top</a></p>
<hr>
<p align="center"><a name="$1.5 Million A Nice Beginning But..."><strong><font face="default">$1.5 Million A Nice Beginning But...</font></strong></a></p>
<p align="left"><font face="default">July 13, 1999</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="default">The Credit Valley Hospital is pleased to receive
notice of a $1.5 million &quot;shot in the arm&quot; from Health Minister, Elizabeth
Witmer.&nbsp; The money is an acknowledgement of growth pressures in the hospital's
immediate catchment area.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="default">Hospital President, Wayne Fyffe, says the money will
help, but falls dramatically short of covering the hospital's projected deficit of more
than $6 million this year and does not recognize the ongoing financial pressures that will
only be eliminated by a realistic base budget increase.&nbsp; Fyffe says even more
importantly, the announcement does not take into account the results and recommendations
of the recently released External Review of the hospital's operating status.&nbsp; The
External Review was recommended following the Coroner's inquest into the death of young
Kyle Martyn.&nbsp; During the course of the inquest, emphasis was placed on the
overcrowded conditions and lack of funding related to the unprecedented growth in the
hospital's immediate catchment area.&nbsp; The area has experienced a 48% growth in
population over the last five years and will grow by an additional 32% by the year 2003.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="default">The External Review which was conducted by an
independent consulting firm with representation from both the Ministry of Health and the
hospital, determined that the Credit Valley Hospital is operated efficiently.&nbsp; The
report says the hospital's problems stem from current and projected growth and determined
that &quot;the hospital and the Ministry of Health must work together to deal with issues
associated with growth, including interim and longer term physical capacity, funding and
resources, impacts of provincial funding formulae, and program expansion.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="default">&quot;The hospital's financial position is expected
to worsen, based on assumptions regarding growth of future revenues and expenses. &nbsp;
The Ministry and the hospital need to deal with the projected financial situation so that
the hospital can meet the cost pressures of growth.&quot;</font></p>
<p align="left"><font face="default">Fyffe says &quot;those pressures are creating a $
million deficit every month of this fiscal year.&nbsp; We need a base budget increase that
will recognize our patients' needs now and into the future.&nbsp; Short term solutions,
such as the recently announced $1.5 million are nice, but not nearly enough.&quot;</font></p>
<p align="center"><a href="#Top of News Releases"><font face="default">To Top</font></a></p>
<hr>
<b><p ALIGN="CENTER"><a name="Warning: Dangerous Curves Ahead">Warning: Dangerous Curves
Ahead</a></b></p>
<p>June 17, 1999</p>
<p>The road to health care at The Credit Valley Hospital has some dangerous curves ahead
according to the hospital&#146;s year end statistics and future year projections. The
hospital&#146;s operating volumes have increased dramatically in many programs and
services. </p>
<p>Mississauga and area has been in a state of rapid growth in the northwest section of
Mississauga. The larger area served by CVH grew by 48% over the last five years. An
additional 32% in growth is expected between now and the year 2003. </p>
<p>The unprecedented growth has been causing serious problems for the hospital because the
hospital&#146;s operating funds, most of which come from the Ministry of Health, have not
kept pace with growth. Consequently, caregivers are trying to care for a dramatically
increased patient load, with 1995 dollars. </p>
<p>The impact of the growth, though felt in every part of the hospital, has been most
evident in the Emergency Department where patients arrive unexpectedly with anything from
broken bones to deadly viruses. The seriousness of patients&#146; conditions (acuity) has
increased dramatically over the last few years. As a result, many of the emergency
patients require admission to hospital. But the nursing units have few, if any, inpatient
beds to spare. The lack of operating funds to provide the additional tests and drugs to
care for the increasing patient load, coupled with the lack of capital funds to expand our
inpatient space to add more beds, has pushed the hospital and its caregivers to the limit.
Too often emergency patients end up waiting on stretchers in that department until a bed
can be found on a nursing unit. </p>
<p>Over the last year patients spent a total of 1977 days in the emergency department
waiting for an inpatient bed. With only 365 days in a year, the statistic indicates how
serious a lack of inpatient resources poses for the emergency department. Based on current
population data, the hospital estimates patients could spend the equivalent of 3000
patient days waiting in the ER for an inpatient bed this year. </p>
<p>At the end of April the hospital received its initial Ministry of Health allocation for
this fiscal year. &quot;It was disappointing to say the least,&quot; hospital president,
Wayne Fyffe acknowledged. &quot;The interim allocation provides $1 million less than last
year&#146;s funding.&quot; The 1998/99 operating budget, after additional transitional
funding injections, was $83 million. The initial funding for the 1999/00 fiscal year will
provide a budget of $82 million. The hospital says it needs an operating budget of $104
million. That means the current funding from the Ministry of Health fall short by $22
million. </p>
<p>The Credit Valley Hospital is holding a Public Information Forum on Thursday, June 24<sup>th</sup>
at 7 p.m. in its Skylight Restaurant to discuss:<ul>
<li>Access to care</li>
<li>And how our interim operating budget will impact our patients&#146; care.</li>
</ul>
<p>We hope you&#146;ll be able to join us. </p>
<p align="center"><a href="#Top of News Releases">To Top</a></p>
<hr>
<p ALIGN="CENTER"><a name="The Credit Valley Hospital Welcomes Two New Governors to Board Table"><b>The Credit
Valley Hospital Welcomes Two New Governors to Board Table</b></a></p>
<p>June 17, 1999</p>
<p>The Credit Valley Hospital&#146;s Board of Governors, at their annual meeting held last
Thursday, June 10, 1999, welcomed to new governors to its Board table. They are:</p>
<p>Eileen McMahon: is a partner with the Toronto Law firm, Deeth Williams Wall, practising
in the area of drug and device law. She has just been named as an expert in Canadian
biotechnology law. Eileen is an executive board member of the Canadian Healthcare
Licensing Association. She lives in Oakville.</p>
<p>Richard Podsiadlo: has 29 years of business experience in the Canadian pharmaceutical
and medical diagnostics industry. He is the president of Nova Nordisk Canada Inc., the
Canadian affiliate of Nova Nordisk A/S, headquartered in Denmark, with operations in more
than 60 countries. Richard lives in Oakville.</p>
<p>The new Executive of the Credit Valley Hospital Board of Governors is:</p>
<p>Chair: Jane Watson</p>
<p>Vice Chair: Gord Stovel</p>
<p>Vice Chair: Stuart Smith</p>
<p>Treasurer: Peter Smith</p>
<p>Secretary: Wayne Fyffe</p>
<p align="center"><a href="#Top of News Releases">To Top</a></p>
<hr>
<p ALIGN="CENTER"><a name="The Credit Valley Hospital Unveils Its New Vision, Mission and Values Statements"><b>The
Credit Valley Hospital Unveils Its New Vision, Mission and Values Statements</b></a></p>
<p>June 16, 1999 </p>
<p>The Credit Valley Hospital&#146;s Board of Governors unveiled the hospital&#146;s new
Vision, Mission and Values statements at their annual meeting, held last Thursday, June
10, 1999. The document is part of the hospital&#146;s revised Strategic Plan which was
developed through the involvement of all segments of the organization over the past year. </p>
<p>The strategic goals, which led to the overall theme of the Vision, Mission and Values
statements took into consideration the hospital&#146;s enhanced regional role as the
centre for oncology, renal dialysis, genetics and maternal and child health. The goals
speak to expanded surgical services, and the implementation of all of the Health Services
Restructuring Commission&#146;s recommendations over the next five years. The organization
pledges to aggressively pursue a funding formula that considers rapid population growth
and an aging population and promised to work toward the establishment of funding equity
for the region</p>
<p>CVH President, Wayne Fyffe says the document promotes the hospital&#146;s culture of
caring and embraces a &quot;values based leadership&quot; philosophy. He says, &quot;we,
as a team of health care professionals and support staff, are committed to excellence in
patient care. Although we continue to face the challenge of securing adequate funding and
physical capacity, we provide high quality health care for our patients and their
families. We respect our physicians, staff and volunteers for the unique contribution and
the compassionate care each of them provides and we value their support. This document is
a testament to our collective values. Together we make a difference in the lives of our
patients. That&#146;s why our vision is to be the &#145;finest hospital in Canada in the
hearts and minds of the people we serve.&#146;&quot; </p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;<font size="5"><b>The Credit Valley Hospital</b></font></p>
<b><p ALIGN="CENTER">OUR VISION</b></p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">The Vision of the Credit Valley Hospital is to be the finest hospital in
Canada in the hearts and minds of the people we serve.</p>
<b><p ALIGN="CENTER">OUR MISSION</b></p>
<p ALIGN="CENTER">The Credit Valley Hospital offers quality compassionate health care to
the people of the growing communities of Peel and Halton.</p>
<b><p ALIGN="CENTER">OUR VALUES</b><i></p>
<p>Excellence in Patient Care:</i>We will provide excellence in patient care by
considering the individual&#146;s physical, emotional and spiritual needs. We see each
patient as a special individual.</p>
<i><p>Respect: </i>We recognize and treasure the unique contribution of each member of our
CVH family (staff member, volunteer and physician)and value the rights of our patients and
their families.</p>
<i><p>Leadership: </i>We have a culture that facilitates and promotes innovation. We
foster an organizational climate that encourages advancement of knowledge through
education, experience and leadership.</p>
<i><p>Teamwork: </i>We have found the best outcomes are achieved when we work together.
The diverse skills and knowledge of our CVH family can be brought together to fulfill our
service objectives.</p>
<i><p>Accountability: </i>We acknowledge our responsibility to provide the best possible</p>
<p>quality of care by managing our resources effectively and acknowledge our
responsibility to act as advocates for our community to secure adequate resources to meet
their needs.</p>
<i><p>Partnership: </i>We seek the opportunity to develop effective partnerships to
further improve the health of our community.</p>
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<hr>
<p ALIGN="CENTER"><a name="The Credit Valley Hospital Says Thanks"><strong>The Credit
Valley Hospital Says Thanks</strong></a></p>
<p>April 16, 1999 </p>
<p>D. Wayne Fyffe, President and CEO of The Credit Valley Hospital says he is delighted
with the most recent announcement of new funding from the Ministry of Health. The hospital
is to receive $3.1 million in interim funding for nursing. </p>
<p>&quot;Investment in our nursing staff is essential as we struggle to cope with rapid
population growth despite our limited physical capacity,&quot; Fyffe says. Mississauga is
now the sixth largest city in Canada (slightly more populated than Vancouver). The
population immediately surrounding the Credit Valley Hospital has grown by 48% in the last
five years and will grow by another 32% in the next five years! </p>
<p>Fyffe says the needs of the hospital&#146;s patients are at a critical point. &quot;CVH
has only 200 acute care beds and no room to expand to accommodate more beds or patients.
Sophisticated regional programs such as kidney dialysis and genetics, and planned regional
programs for cancer and high risk maternal and child care serve a population in excess of
one million people.&quot; A planned expansion to accommodate the regional cancer centre
and support other ambulatory programs will eventually help to alleviate some space issues.
The hospital is anxiously awaiting Ministry of Health funding approval for that project.</p>
<p>In the meantime the hospital is doing its best to cope with the day to day care of the
sick and injured. &quot;We have highly trained professionals who are committed to doing
their best for our patients,&quot; Fyffe says. &quot;Our patients and our caregivers are
often frustrated because of overcrowded conditions which results in less than optimal
service in high traffic areas such as emergency, oncology and dialysis. </p>
<p>&quot;When we calculated the resources required just to keep up with growth and ongoing
operational expenses, <i>the total new funding required is in excess of $17 million.</i>
The current interim nursing adjustment and other recent funding announcements add up to
over $4.5 million which is a great shot in the arm,&quot; Fyffe says. &quot;We appreciate
this help and we look forward to further adjustments to respond to our unique growth
issues at The Credit Valley Hospital.&quot; </p>
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<font size="3"><p>March 23, 1999</p>
<b><p ALIGN="CENTER"><a name="The Credit Valley Hospital Responds to NDP News Conference">The
Credit Valley Hospital Responds to NDP News Conference</a> </b></p>
<p>The Coroner, Dr. Peter Kujtan has given The Credit Valley Hospital permission to
clarify some misleading information released at a news conference yesterday by the NDP
health critic relative to circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Ludy Masaba.
Hospitals are required by law to protect patient confidentiality. However, The Credit
Valley Hospital and the Coroner believe it is in the public&#146;s best interests to know
that the standard of care was met by the hospital in this situation. </p>
<p>A preliminary investigation requested of The Credit Valley Hospital by the Coroner, was
undertaken immediately following Mrs. Masaba&#146;s death, March 4<sup>th</sup>. This is
standard procedure following the death of any patient where the cause of death is not
immediately known. A report of the preliminary investigation has been sent to Dr. Kujtan. </p>
<p>Mrs. Masaba had been seen in the early afternoon of March 3<sup>rd</sup> in the
emergency department of The Credit Valley Hospital. Mrs. Masaba was examined by an
emergency room physician and appropriately discharged for followup care by her family
physician. However later that evening, her condition deteriorated and she returned to the
emergency department where she was immediately re-assessed, treated, admitted to an
intensive care unit bed and then underwent emergency surgery.</p>
<p>The medical condition suffered by Mrs. Masaba is rare. Statements about the cause of
death, prior to completion of the autopsy, are pure speculation and inappropriate.</p>
<p>However, it has been determined that there is an extremely low likelihood that Mrs.
Masaba died from a Rasmussen aneurysm as was alluded to in the NDP news release.</p>
<p>We appreciate how difficult it is for the family and caregivers to deal with an
unexpected and unexplained death and our condolences are extended to the Masaba family
during this difficult time. The investigation is ongoing and the hospital will continue to
cooperate with the Coroner and the family to provide any answers which may be forthcoming
to this mysterious death. We will respect the dignity of the family and the deceased by
refraining from further public comment during the investigation.</p>
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<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>
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