ADA, coalition thanks lawmakers for passing bill aimed at preventing burnout among health workers as pandemic-related challenges continue to affect industry -

The ADA and 70 stakeholders praised Congress for passing the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, legislation that will give healthcare workers better access to education and training in order to prevent stress and burnout. Lorna Breen, M.D., was an emergency room physician in New York who died by suicide in 2020 after treating COVID-19 patients. In a March 8 letter to leaders in the House and Senate, the groups, led by the American College of Emergency Physicians, thanked the lawmakers for sponsoring the bill.