Dr. Alex Hsu, 67, a Broward County doctor who served the community for close to 40 years died of the new coronavirus.
Officials havenât said whether Hsuâs case stemmed from him traveling abroad or whether it was work-related. It also was not clear when he became ill.
âItâs so sad,â said a receptionist who answered the phone at Hsuâs practice.
Hsu was in private practice though until 2017 had been associated Northwest Medical Center in Margate.
His death was the regionâs first for a case where a medical provider has died from the disease.
A daughter who answered the familyâs phone was too distraught to talk.
âI really need to be with my family.â
Hsuâs patients were notified by phone of his passing, said a patient who asked not to be identified.
She described Hsu as a doctor who took the time to listen to his patients. There was no rushing, the woman said.
Instead he made it very apparent that he cared and wanted to be as helpful as possible.
Roland More was saddened by Hsuâs death.
More, a physician graduate, said on social media he did his clinical rotations under Hsu.
âA humanitarian in the greatest measure possible passed away too soon,â More wrote.
South Florida Sun Sentinel