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R.I. Hospital awarded $2.4M for fellowship program
PROVIDENCE – The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded a $2.4 million, five-year grant to fund the new Cardiopulmonary Research Training Program...
Miriam appoints stroke center co-directors
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital has named Drs. Fred Griffith and Peter Panagos as co-directors of its Stroke Center, the only such facility in...
Five Questions With: Michele A. Danish
Michele A. Danish, clinical-pharmacy manager at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, has been named pharmacist of the year by the Rhode Island Society...
Brown, Women & Infants expand children’s study to Mass.
FALL RIVER – Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital have been awarded a $12 million, five-year contract to expand their participation in a...
Firm expands real-time data-recovery service
For some businesses it may be a safeguard against terrorism, or against a potential hurricane or other natural disaster. For others, it may be...
United profit 57 percent more than N.E. average
A new report on Rhode Island’s top two health plans shows that while premiums in the state remain lower than across New England, the...
Butler converting eight pediatric beds to adult use
Citing a growing demand for adult inpatient services and a “fluctuating census” in children’s inpatient services, Butler Hospital said recently that it plans to...
Quality Institute CEO named to national board
PROVIDENCE – Laura Adams, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Quality Institute, has been named to the board of directors of the new...
Study: Soaring costs fuel medical tourism growth
NEW YORK – About 750,000 Americans traveled abroad for medical care last year, and the number is expected to increase eightfold to 6 million...
South County Hospital enlists business leaders’ help
WAKEFIELD – South County Hospital last week announced that it has created an advisory group of professionals active in the area to “help the...











