The NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital confirmed the death of one of a top emergency room doctor, Lorna Breen, in a statement on Tuesday evening.
“Words cannot convey the sense of loss we feel today,” a statement from the hospital to news outlets said. “Dr. Breen is a hero who brought the highest ideals of medicine to the challenging front lines of the emergency department. Our focus today is to provide support to her family, friends, and colleagues as they cope with this news during what is already an extraordinarily difficult time.”
