Rob Borkowski
Former R.I. physician convicted of Medicare fraud
BOSTON — A physician and former employee of New England Pain Management Associates, Inc. was convicted Sept. 21 by a federal jury of conspiring...
Rhode Island Mission of Mercy free dental clinic returns Sept. 29-30
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Oral Health Foundation’s 2018 Rhode Island Mission of Mercy free dental clinic returns with free dental care for those who...
Five Questions With: Margaret Howard
Margaret Howard, division director of the Center for Women’s Behavioral Health and director of the Day Hospital at Women & Infants Hospital, is also...
United Way hosts free Medicare open-enrollment events in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Open enrollment for 2019 Medicare coverage begins Oct. 15, so United Way of Rhode Island has scheduled five Saturday events to help...
Southcoast Health renames pediatric unit in honor of Sean Gannon
NEW BEDFORD – Southcoast Health has renamed its inpatient pediatric unit at St. Luke’s Hospital, dubbing it the K-9 Sgt. Sean McNamee Gannon Pediatric...
Aldersbridge’s ElderVentures program replaces resident’s wedding ring
EAST PROVIDENCE – Emmalou Handford married her neighborhood sweetheart, Otto Kirchmeier, a U.S. Army gunnery chief stationed in Panama, while he was on leave...
Six R.I. health plans rank well in NCQA report
PROVIDENCE – Four commercial health plans and two Medicaid health plans in Rhode Island received a 4.5 out of 5 rating in the National...
Paxson, Babineau, lead honorees in PBN’s 2018 Business Excellence Awards
PROVIDENCE – Christina H. Paxson, president of Brown University since 2012, is being honored for Business Leadership in Providence Business News’ 18th annual Business...
Body donors aid research, medical training in private, public sector
Donating one’s body to science can be arranged through learning institutions for some, but is much more accessible through private, for-profit “body brokers,” each...
The Miriam Hospital gets $2.5M grant for substance abuse treatment for...
PROVIDENCE — The Miriam Hospital will use a recent $2.5 million federal grant to partner with Project Weber/RENEW and the Rhode Island Public Health...
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