Natalie Villacorta
New Butler center to ease wait for care
There used to be a courtyard adjacent to the admitting area of Providence’s Butler Hospital, where patients could have a smoke while they waited...
BIF partners with Cincinnati hospital to reduce preterm births
PROVIDENCE – The Business Innovation Factory has partnered with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to improve the health outcomes of low-income infants and...
Schottland to head Memorial
PAWTUCKET - Care New England announced Wednesday that the new president and CEO of Memorial Hospital will be Edward Schottland, the current director of...
Exchange sees 580 applications in 3 days
Five hundred and eighty applications for health insurance were completed and processed in the first three days HealthSource RI, the state’s new health insurance...
Women & Infants’ Howes leaves post
PROVIDENCE – After more than 30 years at Women & Infants Hospital, Constance Howes, the hospital’s president and CEO stepped down this week. The...
Surgeon performs state’s first robotic thoracic procedure
PROVIDENCE – Last month, the chest surgery using robotic technology was performed for the first time in the state at Rhode Island Hospital and...
Five Questions With: Dr. Andrew Wilner
Dr. Andrew Wilner is a neurologist, epilepsy specialist, and journalist from Fall River. He works for CompHealth as a locum tenens physician, filling in...
DCYF authorized to expand services
The Department of Children, Youth and Families will soon receive federal reimbursement – up to $13 million a year – to help provide services...
Interest strong in state health-insurance exchange
With the exception of a few glitches at the launch last week, the new state-run health exchange, HealthSource RI, is up and running smoothly...
HealthSource RI launch brings on glitches, public enthusiasm
(Updated, 5:15 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE - When HealthSource RI opened for enrollment Tuesday morning, Rhode Islanders flooded the website, resulting in a temporary crash.
The website’s capacity...
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