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Lady Freedom Returns

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Mon Apr 27, 2020, 07:32 PM Apr 2020

Top Manhattan ER doc commits suicide, shaken by coronavirus onslaught


Top Manhattan ER doc commits suicide, shaken by coronavirus onslaught
By Elizabeth Rosner and Kate SheehyApril 27, 2020 | 5:23pm | Updated

The head of the emergency department at a Manhattan hospital committed suicide after spending days on the front lines of the coronavirus battle, her family said Monday.

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Top Manhattan ER doc commits suicide, shaken by coronavirus onslaught (Original Post) Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2020 OP
Earlier discussion: SaveOurDemocracy Apr 2020 #1
Jeez,... the hospital administrators are obligated to watch over the people working the trenches,... magicarpet Apr 2020 #2

magicarpet

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2. Jeez,... the hospital administrators are obligated to watch over the people working the trenches,...
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 07:55 PM
Apr 2020

.... to be alert to human burnout,... be aware of limits to coping mechanisms, and thresholds of human tolerance.

How many double and triple shifts was this doctor permitted to work ?

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