Stories of the Courageous

The Dr. Lorna Breen Foundation’s mission is to reduce burnout of health care professionals. 

The Foundation has three main bodies of work targeted at making a long-standing impact on this issue:

1. Advising the health care industry to implement well-being initiatives; 
2. Building awareness of these issues to reduce the stigma; and
3. Funding research and programs that will reduce health care professional burnout and improve provider well-being.

With exclusive access inside one of New York’s hardest hit hospital systems during the terrifying first four months of the pandemic, Oscar®-nominated and Emmy® Award-winning director Matthew Heineman’s THE FIRST WAVE spotlights the everyday heroes at the epicenter of COVID-19 as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever encountered. THE FIRST WAVE is a testament to the strength of the human spirit.