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Lifespan: Strike staff cost will come from UNAP contract
PROVIDENCE — Lifespan has bought a full-page ad in the Providence Journal assuring patients they will have replacement staff during the strike United Nurses...
Tufts Health Plan Foundation grants $232K to R.I. organizations to boost...
PROVIDENCE — The Tufts Health Plan Foundation has awarded a total of $232,585 to three Rhode Island organizations, part of the nonprofit organization’s 16-grant,...
Rhode Island Medical Imaging installs new 4-ton MRI scanner
EAST GREENWICH – Rhode Island Medical Imaging’s new state-of-the-art, 4-ton Siemens Aera MRI machine was installed by crane July 11 after a crew removed...
Five Questions With: Dr. Julia Katarincic
Dr. Julia Katarincic, a University Orthopedics surgeon, specializes in the care of the hands and microvascular surgery for children and adults, with particular expertise...
R.I. updates pain-management regulations to curb opioid abuse
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has updated its pain-management regulations to require doctors prescribing opioids to discuss the risks of taking the pain reliever, indicate...
CNE adds 6 doctors to orthopedic and sports medicine department
WARWICK – Care New England Health System has added six new physicians to its Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, who will practice...
University Orthopedics offering students free sports physical exams
PROVIDENCE – University Orthopedics is offering student athletes free appointments for fall sports pre-participation physical exams for the 21st consecutive year.
The regional referral center...
UNAP calls for strike at Rhode Island Hospital
PROVIDENCE – The United Nurses and Allied Professionals Local 5098 followed up their rejection of a tentative three-year agreement reached with Lifespan for contracts...
HSRI: ACA risk sharing formula unaffected in 2019, payments should continue
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI Director Zachary W. Sherman and nine fellow state-based marketplace directors have sent a letter to federal health officials urging support...
R.I. expands coverage of hepatitis C-fighting drugs to all Medicaid enrollees
PROVIDENCE — When Medicaid enrollee Michelle Giron was denied coverage for hepatitis C-curing drugs the second time in May, she and the Rhode Island...
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