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NYC hospital confirms comedian Joan Rivers rushed in for treatment

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28-08-2014 | 12:39

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A New York City hospital confirmed comedian Joan Rivers was rushed to the medical center on Thursday after she reportedly stopped breathing during throat surgery at a nearby clinic.

Mount Sinai Hospital gave no details on the condition of the 81-year-old Brooklyn born celebrity but said it would provide an update as it becomes available.

"Her family wants to thank everybody for their outpouring of love and support," said hospital spokesman Sid Dinsay in a statement.

New York City Fire Department spokesman Jim Long said earlier that a patient reported to be in cardiac arrest had been taken from Yorkville Endoscopy to Mount Sinai Hospital by emergency workers responding to the 9:40 a.m. call. He declined to name the patient due to privacy concerns but the NBC television affiliate in New York identified the patient as Rivers, saying she stopped breathing during a procedure on her vocal chords.

Representatives for Rivers, 81, did not immediately return calls or emails and a representative for her daughter, Melissa Rivers, declined to comment.

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