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CVS HEALTH CORP. HAS REACHED A DEAL to acquire Aetna Inc. for $69 billion. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/CHRISTOPHER LEE

CVS Health, Aetna plan to offer lower cost, managed health care

Health Services 12/04/2017

WOONSOCKET — CVS Health Corp.’s $77 billion merger with Aetna Inc. would combine analytics and community-centered care in the patient-centered health model in 10,000...

DR. PATRICIA SOLGA, a fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic surgeon who has treated Rhode Island children for more than two decades, has been named a senior adviser to matters concerning diversity and education by University Orthopedics. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY ORTHOPEDICS

University Orthopedics names Solga senior adviser on diversity, education

Health Services 12/04/2017

PROVIDENCE – University Orthopedics has named Dr. Patricia Solga, an orthopedic surgeon who has treated Rhode Island children for more than two decades, as...

PETER MUMMA is the new senior vice president and regional executive of Phoenix House in New England. / COURTESY PHOENIX HOUSE IN NEW ENGLAND

Five Questions With: Peter Mumma

Health Services 12/04/2017

Peter Mumma, former system director of psychiatry, behavioral health and addiction medicine at LifeBridge Health in Maryland, was appointed Phoenix House in New England’s...

RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL operating room nurses have received the Committed to OR Excellence Award from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses for excellent perioperative care. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP.

Rhode Island Hospital nurses earn clinical excellence award

Health Services 12/04/2017

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital’s operating room nursing staff has been recognized by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses with a Committed to OR...

MANY OLDER DRIVERS do not make inexpensive adaptations to their vehicles that can improve safety and extend their time behind the wheel, a report from AAA shows. / COURTESY AAA

Study: Most senior drivers neglect vehicle-safety adjustments

Health Services 12/04/2017

PROVIDENCE – Most older drivers don’t take advantage of safety adjustments to their vehicles that can improve their safety and extend the time they’re...

CARE NEW ENGLAND is closing Memorial Hospital, with some services remaining long term. A second public-comment meeting will be held Dec. 4 to allow the community to voice concerns on the impact of the closure. / COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND

RIDOH schedules public-comment meeting on Memorial Hospital closure

Health Services 12/04/2017

PAWTUCKET – The R.I. Department of Health tonight is hosting a second meeting to hear public comment on Care New England’s planned shuttering of...

DEMING SHERMAN is the court appointed special master managing Rhode Island’s resolution of continuing software and management problems with the Unified Health Infrastructure Project computer system. /PBN FILE PHOTO

Special Master: UHIP backlog ‘substantially eliminated,’ more work remains

Government 12/01/2017

PROVIDENCE — Deming Sherman, special master managing Rhode Island’s resolution of continuing software and management problems with the Unified Health Infrastructure Project computer system,...

LIFESPAN NET ASSETS increased $126.9 million year over year to $1.4 billion for the year ended Sept. 30, 2017.

Lifespan improves operations in FY 2017, generating more cash, paying off...

Health Services 11/30/2017

PROVIDENCE — The Lifespan Corp. nonprofit health system reported $14.6 million of operating income for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017, in its...

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health has ordered that Memorial Hospital take no new patients, halt surgeries and emergency medical services until Care New England's application to continue services is reviewed. / COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND

RIDOH halts emergency, surgery, new patient services at Memorial Hospital

Health Services 11/30/2017

PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Department of Health has ordered Memorial Hospital to stop taking new patients, surgeries and emergency services, effective Dec. 1, until...