Rob Borkowski
Rhode Island Hospital joins national Alzheimer’s disease imaging study
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Hospital has joined phase four of the $40 million Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, an international clinical trial studying the rate...
Hospital demand falls, industry groups differ on whether to embrace trend
Officials and an expert analysis agree Rhode Island has a hospital-bed surplus coupled with a trend toward diminishing demand for inpatient services, but local...
Butler Hospital, Rhode Island Mood & Memory Research Institute join Alzheimer’s...
PROVIDENCE — Butler Hospital’s Memory and Aging Program and the Rhode Island Mood & Memory Research Institute are participating in Novartis Pharmaceuticals’ international Alzheimer’s disease prevention...
Report: R.I. ranks 40th for tobacco prevention program funding
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island ranked No. 40 nationwide in funding tobacco use prevention and quitting programs, and will spend less than one percent of...
HSRI reports more, younger Affordable Care Act enrollees
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI, the state-based Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange, reports more than three times the number of new enrollees since this...
Lifespan teams with GE Healthcare in risk-sharing effort to save $182M
PROVIDENCE – GE Healthcare is collaborating with Lifespan Corp. to help the nonprofit hospital system save $182 million in organizational savings over the next...
UNAP lawsuit seeks to halt Memorial closure, appoint special master
PROVIDENCE – United Nurses and Allied Professionals Local 5082 filed a lawsuit in Superior Court Dec. 7 seeking a special master to oversee Care New...
Providence offers substance addiction referrals at fire stations
PROVIDENCE — The city of Providence will establish 12 fire stations as 24/7 centers providing referrals for treatment and support for substance based addiction...
Bradley Hospital offers course in mental health first aid
EAST PROVIDENCE – About one in five adults in the United States experiences mental illness, and less than half of those people seek help,...
Five Questions With: Dr. Sheldon Lidofsky
Dr. Sheldon Lidofsky is a board certified gastroenterologist at University Gastroenterology with more than 20 years in the field. Lidofsky is an expert in...
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