NorthWest International Healthcare Properties REIT appoints Dr. David Naylor to Board of Trustees

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TORONTO, Feb. 3, 2014 /CNW/ - NorthWest International Healthcare Properties REIT (the "REIT") announced today the appointment of Dr. C. David Naylor to the Board of Trustees, serving as an independent trustee.

Dr. C. David Naylor is president emeritus and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto ("U of T").  He previously served as president (2005-13) and dean of medicine (1999-2005) at U of T.  Co-author of over 300 scholarly publications, Dr. Naylor was also founding CEO of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (1991-99) and founding director of clinical epidemiology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (1990-96).  He has extensive hospital and academic governance experience, and his counsel on healthcare strategy and policy has been sought by governments, associations and companies across Canada and abroad over the course of more than 25 years.  Dr. Naylor is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and a Foreign Associate of the U.S. Institute of Medicine.

"I am very excited to have David join the Board of the REIT. David brings a lifetime of knowledge and experience in the fields of healthcare and medicine; the very backbone of our niche global real estate investments. Further, David's outstanding reputation as a leader in education and public policy will only further enhance the governance of our Board," said Paul Dalla Lana, Chief Executive Officer of the REIT.

The appointment of Dr. Naylor is subject to TSX-V approval.

About NorthWest International Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

The REIT is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT's objectives are to: (i) provide its unitholders with stable and growing cash distributions from investments focused on international healthcare properties, on a tax efficient basis; (ii) enhance the value of the REIT's assets and maximize long-term unit value; and (iii) expand the asset base of the REIT.

Reader Advisory

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SOURCE: NorthWest International Healthcare Properties REIT