Nancy Kirsch
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(Updated, 5 p.m., Aug. 21)
At 6.1 for every 1,000 live births, the infant mortality rate in the United States ranks No. 26 in the...
Education key to Medicare fraud prevention
What can a senior citizen who had her toenails trimmed by a podiatrist do when she receives a Medicare billing statement with a charge...
NHP sees home-care program curbing costs
Remember house calls? Nurse practitioners and community health workers through Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island's Health@Home program are making house calls to some...
Focus on ‘family’ at Navigant
How many employees have bosses who value family above work? All 260 of Navigant Credit Union's employees do.
President and CEO Gary Furtado "has...
Santilli drawn to the mission
"There's a big misconception that people are homeless because they did something wrong or … if they would just get a job, they wouldn't...
A global perspective helps define better local results
Deborah M. Thomas, Hasbro Inc.'s executive vice president and chief financial officer, frequently uses "we," rather than "I." She called teamwork essential to address...
Hospital focuses on women’s heart health
With heart disease the No. 1 killer of American women, including here in Rhode Island, a new cardiac-care center for women opened in February....
Car-accessory maker revs up for even more growth
At least one company in Rhode Island has enough confidence in its business to make significant capital investments in the last 18 months. Hope...
Ava Anderson Non Toxic faces no growing pains
At age 15, Ava Anderson was too young to execute contracts on behalf of Ava Anderson Non Toxic, the direct sales company she started....
Race respite business opportunity for some
Hotels, restaurants and stores are gearing up to welcome the thousands of visitors who will flood Newport from May 5-17, for the Volvo Ocean...