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EASING OUTLOOK: Panelists discuss the official end to the COVID-19 national emergency at PBN’s Spring 2023 Health Care Summit on April 6. On the panel, from left, are Kristine Campagna of the R.I. Department of Health; Jane Hayward of the Rhode Island Foundation’s Long-Term Health Planning Committee; Corey McCarty of CCA Health Rhode Island; and Dr. G. Dean Roye of Rhode Island Hospital.  
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PBN health summit: A ‘welcome milestone’ in pandemic

Dr. G. Dean Roye is a self-declared pessimist, always concerned about everything. But when thinking about the next few months and the state of...

A maskless step toward normalcy

As hospitals across the state make masks optional for patients and staff for the first time in three years, health care leaders feel confident...
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Five Questions With: Jennie Johnson

Jennie Johnson | Vice president, Community College of Rhode Island Division of Workforce Partnerships 1What are your priorities as the new vice president of CCRI’s Division...

Developer proposes 11-story, 149-unit apartment building on I-195 land

PROVIDENCE – A Boston-based developer is proposing a multiphase plan for two parcels on former Interstate 195 land that would bring nearly 150 apartment...

Rhode Island Hospital president to step down amid ‘leadership structural changes’

PROVIDENCE – The president of Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital is stepping down effective immediately. Rhode Island Hospital spokeswoman Kelly Brennan confirmed on...

Report: Nonprofit hospitals not paying their ‘fair share’ to the community

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island nonprofit hospitals are falling short on their investments in the community, according to a new report by the Lown Institute. The...

Former R.I. Commerce Corp. president, COO Fagan joins CBRE Group

PROVIDENCE – Hilary Fagan, former president and chief operating officer of R.I. Commerce Corp., has joined CBRE Group Inc. as vice president. In this role,...

ONE Neighborhood Builders breaks ground on East Providence affordable housing project

EAST PROVIDENCE – Officials in East Providence broke ground Monday on an affordable housing development project by ONE Neighborhood Builders, a city-based nonprofit devoted...

Legislation to cap copays for diabetes supplies, equipment passes Senate

PROVIDENCE – The Senate has approved legislation that would limit insured patients’ copays for supplies and equipment used to treat diabetes. The bill, sponsored by...

Five Questions With: Maryellen Girard

Maryellen Girard is the chief of growth at PACE Organization of Rhode Island. With nearly 20 years of experience in the health and human...
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