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Surprise visitor Chung Hou, left, pays a visit a patient Dr. Henry Chen at Riverdale Hospital

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Surprise visitor Chung Hou, left, pays a visit a patient Dr. Henry Chen at Riverdale Hospital

Date8/6/1976

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Innell, Reg, 1926-2018 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Surprise visitor Chung Hou; left; pays a visit a patient Dr. Henry Chen at Riverdale Hospital; along with social workers Winnie Wai from Woodgreen Community Centre. Wai works with Outreach program designed to contact elderly Chinese and reduce their isolation. Hospital visiting program is one way of involving them in the multi-cultural Riverdale community.

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