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Gifford resigns, catches Chafee by surprise; to look for new challenges
PROVIDENCE – The late Friday afternoon resignation of Dr. David R. Gifford, who had served as director of the R.I. Department of Health since...
Five Questions With: Kathleen Sebelius
While the now Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill last week to repeal the health care reform law, U.S. Secretary of Health...
W&I oncology program earns 3-year accreditation
PROVIDENCE – “This program is a pure gem,” said a surveyor from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Standards, describing Women & Infants Hospital’s...
BCBS to hold nurses’ job fair
PROVIDENCE – A job fair to recruit registered nurses and licensed practical nurses will be held Wednesday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 6...
R.I. Hospital to purchase portable CT scanner
PROVIDENCE – The search for a director of the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute at Rhode Island Hospital is ongoing, according to hospitals officials, but...
Local firms: Wellness a priority
PAWTUCKET – In an e-mail message sent last week to all 225 employees at 12 different locations of the Pawtucket Credit Union, Anne Lafleur,...
Care New England, UnitedHealthcare reach new, two-year agreement
PROVIDENCE – Negotiations went down to the wire, but late morning Friday, Dec. 31, UnitedHealthcare of New England and Care New England announced in...
Commission focused on care begins work
PROVIDENCE – After more than two hours of discussion at the first meeting of the R.I. Senate Commission to Study Cost Containment, Efficiency and...
Google Body Browser demo debuts
BOSTON – Google recently released a demo of its latest project, Google Body Browser, a detailed, 3D-model of the human body. Similar to how...
Five Questions With: Roanne Osborne-Gaskin
At the first meeting Dec. 15 of the new R.I. Senate Commission To Study Cost Containment, Efficiency and Transparency in the Delivery of Quality...












