Physician Suicide Is a Daily Occurrence

Depression, burnout, and overwhelm have become status quo

Dr Jeff Livingston
Elemental
Published in
5 min readSep 30, 2020

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Dr. Lorna M. Breen was the medical director of the emergency department at a hospital in New York. While caring for patients, she contracted Covid-19. She recovered and returned to work caring for patients. Then, on a brief vacation in April at home, Breen took her own life. Her colleagues describe…

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Dr Jeff Livingston
Elemental

Obgyn, Husband, Father, & Entrepreneur. Writing about Women’s Health, Parenting, and Self-improvement. CEO of MacArthurmc.com & founder of Medika.life