By Jennifer Breen Feist
and Corey Feist May 25, 2021Reprints Lorna Breen: a dedicated emergency medicine physician, avid snowboarder, salsa dancer, cello player, and the cool aunt to eight nieces and nephews.
Courtesy Jennifer Breen Feist and Corey Feist
Some people are vaguely aware of the story of Dr. Lorna Breen. Among physicians and frontline caregivers, she has become the face of health care workers overwhelmed by Covid-19.
We know her as a loving sister and sister-in-law. A dedicated emergency medicine physician. An avid snowboarder, salsa dancer, cello player, and the “cool aunt” to eight nieces and nephews. Despite the fact that there were a million reasons not to, she drove a convertible sports car in Manhattan because it made her happy. She was known for her cheery attitude and her dedication to improve the health care experience for patients.
Kaine s Dr. Breen Act for Mental Health In Healthcare Moves Forward
FILE PHOTO: The proposal is named after Dr. Lorna Breen, a Virginia native who was an emergency room director in New York City. It aims to provide mental health services and support to health care workers. (Crixell Matthews / VPM News).
The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, aimed at providing mental health services and support to health care workers, was approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Tuesday.
The bill, which was reintroduced by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) earlier this year, would send out tens of millions of dollars to public and private health institutions to be spent on a range of mental health education and programs. He says the money is needed to protect everyday heroes.
email article Thanks to all of the healthcare heroes on the frontlines who continue to risk their lives daily during this coronavirus pandemic! Hospital administration
Give me a break.
No, seriously, I could use a vacation. Being essential amidst the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic has been exhausting, rewarding, and disheartening all at the same time.
I am a New York-based resident ob/gyn physician. Ob/gyn is already a specialty known to have a high burnout rate, and even more so among women. Unfortunately, the needs of healthcare workers have been overlooked during the health crisis. The rates of physician burnout during COVID-19 have increased in prevalence compared to non-COVID-19 times.
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America s vaccine drive is running out of steam. Biden needs to explain what s next. MSNBC 2 hrs ago Dr. Kavita Patel
America is caught in its own version of pandemic purgatory. Cases are declining, lifesaving vaccines are now widely available to anyone over the age of 12, and yet we are consumed with confusion over camps, schools, workplaces and when, or even whether, to wear a mask.
This is the backdrop for what might be the most difficult immunization effort ever witnessed.
As a fully vaccinated health care professional with a degree in public health and experience in pandemic preparedness, I, too, have felt shame for not wearing my mask outdoors and have been rebuked in public. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been criticized for overly cautious guidance, and the perception that it lacks transparency. And that doesn’t even take into account the ongoing barrage of disinformation and politically motivated lies.