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Teamsters offer ‘full support’ to Lifespan-CNE merger
EAST PROVIDENCE – Teamsters Local 251, the largest bargaining unit at Lifespan, covering 2,300 workers at Rhode Island Hospital, last week announced its “full...
Study: Growing number of U.S. workers <br> have serious long-term health issues
BETHESDA, Md. – The number of working-age U.S. adults with major chronic conditions grew by 25 percent between 1997 and 2006, a new study...
R.I. taps hospital-deals expert <br> for key Health Department post
PROVIDENCE – A lawyer with an expertise in hospital administration, hospital mergers and acquisitions, managed-care deals and health care systems oversight has been hired...
CVS.com adds health-management tools
WOONSOCKET – CVS/pharmacy last week relaunched its Web site, CVS.com, adding new tools that allow consumers to not only manage their prescriptions online, but...
Oct. conference to focus on wellness in rehab
PROVIDENCE – The Southern New England Rehabilitation Center, at St. Joseph Hospital for Specialty Care in Providence, has scheduled its 15th annual rehabilitation conference...
Judge: Hire consultants to help assess Landmark
An R.I. Superior Court judge today authorized a special master to hire health-care industry experts from the Albany office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to help...
Gaube to leave Landmark at year’s end
WOONSOCKET – Landmark Medical Center CEO Gary J. Gaube has announced plans to leave the hospital at the end of this year, ending a...
Lifespan-CNE merger plan a hot topic
You could never say Providence lacks for hospitals. Within its 18.5 square miles, the city has Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children’s Hospital;...
Law allows confidential reports on medical errors
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has signed legislation allowing so-called “patient safety organizations” (PSOs) in Rhode Island. Such entities allow health care providers to confidentially...
Five Questions With: Dr. Karen E. Aspry
Dr. Karen E. Aspry, director of the Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, recently became the first cardiologist in the...
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