Jacquelyn Voghel
CVS pharmacist guild alleges union-busting activities, unsafe practices
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Unionized CVS Health Corp. pharmacists have joined a nationwide action demanding adjustments to staffing levels, workload and prescription review times that they say will enhance patient...
Saint Anne’s Hospital awarded excellence in robotics accreditation
FALL RIVER – Saint Anne’s Hospital has added a new Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery designation to its accreditations.
The recognition, awarded by North Carolina-based nonprofit...
Neronha issues warning on dangers of ‘junk’ insurance plans
PROVIDENCE – As open enrollment continues, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is advising caution against limited benefit, or “junk,” health insurance plans.
These plans may at first seem similar...
Police say street takeovers a ‘sporadic’ problem for residents, businesses
Following a large-scale street altercation in the Elmhurst section of Providence over the Halloween weekend, city and police officials say that similar "street takeovers”...
UNAP accuses state of ‘unlawfully interfering’ in sale of Roger Williams,...
PROVIDENCE – Following the emergence of a new potential buyer for Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, a union representing...
The Miriam gains new accreditation for emergency senior care
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital has been recognized as an advanced provider of emergency care for older adults.
The hospital's emergency department recently received Level 2...
R.I. Department of Health launches Rhode Island Responsible cannabis education campaign
PROVIDENCE – With recreational cannabis use nearly doubling among adult Rhode Islanders since 2017, the R.I. Department of Health is launching a public health education...
Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals to remain open through November
PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital have received a temporary lifeline under a new agreement reached by hospital...
When it comes to saving, Gen Z sets good example
Bethany Lardaro, a certified financial planner with Washington Trust Wealth Management, is seeing more young people in her office, even if they’re not always...
Panel: Health care sector coping by ‘doing balancing acts’
Asked to define the state of health care in Rhode Island, those at the forefront of the sector provided a dismal outlook at Providence...
