On the 15th of August, the C.V.R.I.C Director Bert Candusio was rushed to the Bendigo Base Hospital after suffering from acute chest pain. Doctors were unable to insert stents into the blocked arteries of the heart due to the degree of blockage so he was rushed to the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne where he underwent a 4 hour open-heart surgery operation to conduct a triple heart by-pass.
After three weeks of intensive care, Bert is now home and will take up to eight weeks to fully recover.

We would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to the Surgery Team and Surgeons, Doctors, Nurses and Staff of the Alfred Hospital for providing the wonderful care Bert received during his stay and we send our best wishes for a speedy recovery to him.

The C.V.R.I.C Team