Marion Davis
Report: Cost of charity care in Rhode Island skyrockets
Women & Infants Hospital is among the fortunate ones. Because RIte Care, the state Medicaid program, covers pregnant women and children up to 250...
URI inks $1.2M deal with Lonza for biotech training
Lonza Biologics Inc. is part of a bustling new life sciences economy. Based in Switzerland, with a local plant in Hopkinton, Mass., the company...
Higher ed veteran to lead W&I fundraising
PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital has hired Marguerite M. “Peg” Brown, a veteran of public higher education fundraising in Rhode Island, as associate...
New COBRA guidance for jobless in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Aiming to help unemployed Rhode Islanders understand the changes in COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986) health-benefit provisions included in...
Employers stick with wellness investments
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – A new survey by Hewitt Associates LLC, a global human resources consulting firm, shows 65 percent of U.S. employers continue...
URI to explore conflicts among nurses
The University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing is hosting a conference April 29 to May 1 on conflicts among nurses, their impact on...
State forensic unit nationally accredited
The R.I. Department of Health’s Forensics Unit has been nationally accredited, officials announced last week, assuring the public that it has met and maintains...
Five Questions With: <br>U.S. Sen. Sheldon A. Whitehouse
About 86.7 million people nationwide – a third of those younger than 65 – were uninsured at some point in 2007 or 2008, based...
Brown, Indo-institute team on biomaterials research
Imagine a hip replacement that is not only optimized to connect perfectly with the body, but also contains tiny sensors to alert doctors if...
Docs challenged by growing need to coordinate care
Dr. Diane Siedlecki is part of a fairly large medical practice – Anchor Medical Associates, with three offices and a large team of internists,...
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