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THE ­RESPONDERS: 
Jeffrey Liebman, left, CEO of CharterCARE Health of Rhode ­Island, and Ben Mingle, chairman and CEO of The Centurion Foundation, are leading the effort to revive Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

TO THE RESCUE? Centurion’s effort to save 2 safety-net hospitals just...

As a nurse of three years in Roger Williams Medical ­Center’s Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Joanna Sanzone has supported patients facing harrowing diagnoses...
Dr. Sapna Chowdhry / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Five Questions With: Dr. Sapna Chowdhry

Dr. Sapna Chowdhry Medical director, Rhode Island Public Health Institute and Open Door Health 1. What drew you to this leadership role at Open Door Health,...
DOMESTIC BULBS: Wicked Tulips flower farm owners Keriann and Jeroen Koeman are now growing flowers from their own bulbs instead of Dutch and Canadian bulbs like they used to, a first for tulip farms in the Northeast, they say. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Flower farm consolidates R.I. locations, expands tulip production

In a season known for renewal, springtime staple Wicked Tulips is turning over a new leaf. The “u-pick” flower farm, which first opened to the...

Building permits rise, but housing crisis persists

Rhode Island has picked up the pace in issuing more building permits for new homes – crucial to easing the housing crisis – but...

Thrive Behavioral Health sees spike in client intakes after community health...

WARWICK – Since its October 2024 designation as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, Thrive Behavioral Health has recorded a 60% increase in client intakes. CCBHCs,...

Thrive Behavioral Health facility at risk of closure after state change...

WARWICK – The future of a Thrive Behavioral Health facility that offers Rhode Island's only "clubhouse" rehabilitation model is in jeopardy after state changes...

America250-Enduring Success: Palagis Ice Cream

(Editor’s note: This is the seventh installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of...

Five Questions With: Sarah Waimon

Sarah Waimon is a registered nurse and entrepreneur behind Looey, a transparent shield designed to provide better protection against splash-back during bedpan cleanings. In...

Brown Health’s Center for Health & Justice Transformation hosts inaugural symposium

PROVIDENCE – Formerly incarcerated individuals came together with a group of researchers, clinicians, policymakers and community leaders at a new symposium hosted by Brown University Health’s Center for Health &...

All Rhode Island CVS locations now accepting WIC benefits for infant...

WOONSOCKET – All Rhode Island CVS Pharmacy locations now accept Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children benefits for infant formula purchases. With this...
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