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Samuel Mencoff named Brown Health board chairman

PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health recently announced that Samuel Mencoff has been appointed as chairman of the board of directors, effective Dec. 9. Mencoff is...

Health care community celebrates wins in proposed FY 2026 state budget

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island health care advocates and leaders are celebrating the allocations for hospitals, medical practices and providers included in the proposed $14.3...

Brown Health posts $8.8M operating income in Q2

PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health posted an $8.8 million operating income in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 that ended March 31, according...

Affordable homes grow across R.I. in 2024 with new counting method

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. released the state’s 2024 Low and Moderate Income Housing chart with major changes to how the...

Five Questions With: Terry Moreno Toste 

Terry Moreno Toste is the director of the Preparticipation Exam program at University Orthopedics.  She’s been working with the program for 29 years and...

JWU nursing program earns full national accreditation

PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program recently earned accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. "Achieving national...

Providence Place mall receiver named U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge

PROVIDENCE – John Dorsey will be stepping down as one of Providence Place mall’s receivers to serve as a judge in the Rhode Island...
FORGING AHEAD: East Bay Community Development Corp. Executive Director Diane Mederos, left, and consultant Frank Spinella stand at the future site for Penny Lane, a 40-unit affordable housing project planned along Child Street in Warren. Neighbors opposed the plans, but it eventually gained approval in part because the town’s ratio of affordable housing is too low. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

MISSING THE MARK: State leaders weigh how to get cities, towns...

The coastal town of Little Compton has long been a peaceful retreat from urban life, known for its rural landscapes, ancient stone walls and...
GIVING GUIDANCE: Long-time ­basketball coach Ramel “Mel” Moore says he ­realized during the COVID-19 pandemic that his skills with leading athletes on the court serve him well as a life coach. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Everybody’s business; Moore found his coaching applied beyond the court

(Editor’s note: This is the 58th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each will be asked their views...
MONEY MATTERS: Brown University Health is using a portion of the funds raised in a $300 million bond issue last year to finance a Miriam Hospital renovation project that will include a new emergency department. The rendering shows what the completed $125 million project will look like. 
COURTESY THE MIRIAM HOSPITAL

Health care bond use grows nationally, but uncertainty looms for R.I....

As health systems’ balance sheets and labor forces are stabilizing, the health care bond market has rebounded. But uncertainty still reigns for Rhode Island...
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