Dr Leo Dela Cruz, Physician
A CarePoint Health physician who worked at Christ Hospital has died on April 8 from complications of the coronavirus, hospital officials said.
Dr Leo Dela Cruz died at Holy Name Hospital on April 8 morning, CarePoint Health spokesman Eric Bloom said.
“It is with a great deal of sadness and heavy heart that we share with you the news of the passing of our beloved attending physician, Dr. Leo DeLaCruz,” Dr. Tucker Woods and Marie Duffy said in a statement.
“Once you met Dr. Dela Cruz, you would never forget him because of his kind, gentle and fun personality,” the statement continued. “He was a good person, a sweet man that was loved by everyone in the hospital.
“He was a great psychiatrist for the patients in our community and also a great friend and adviser for our own staff. If an...