Rob Borkowski
CVS, eight pharmacy companies pledge partnership fighting opioid abuse in letter...
WOONSOCKET — CVS Health CEO Larry J. Merlo joined eight other pharmacy industry CEOs in signing a letter to President Trump Wednesday pledging their...
Press Ganey Recognizes Newport Hospital, South County Hospital for excellence
PROVIDENCE - Health care quality improvement consulting company Press Ganey has awarded Newport Hospital and South County Hospital with the Guardian of Excellence and...
Southcoast, Steward drop dueling lawsuits over sharing cardiac catheter test market
FALL RIVER - Dueling lawsuits between Southcoast Health and Steward Health Care System have been dropped, opening the door for the latter’s St. Anne’s...
Care New England opening 24-hour opioid treatment center at Butler Hospital
PROVIDENCE — Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and Care New England will announce a new Center of Excellence medication-assisted treatment program for opioid addiction at...
Healthcentric wins $390,000 contract to train staff at 13 local nursing...
PROVIDENCE — Healthcentric Advisors, a Rhode Island based nonprofit specializing in healthcare quality improvement, has been awarded a two-year, $390,000 Special Innovation Project with...
HSRI renews 80% of eligible 2017 enrollees for 2018
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI, the state-based Affordable Care Act health insurance exchange, reported a greater than 80 percent auto-renewal of 2017 enrollees and 6,000...
R.I. Hospital testing cryoablation treatment for breast tumors
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital is one of 10 sites in the nation studying the effectiveness of cryoablation – killing cancer cells with extreme...
Five Questions With: Kathleen Peirce
On Oct. 11, home care and hospice organization VNA Care of Rhode Island announced it will close Dec. 20, and would work to transfer...
Rock the Mansion raises record $56,000 for Newport Mental Health
NEWPORT – Newport Mental Health netted more than $56,000, its largest fundraising event to date, at its fourth annual Rock the Mansion gala at...
Soares named director of hospice at Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice
PORTSMOUTH – Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice has appointed Anita Soares as its new director of hospice and palliative care.
Soares brings many years’ experience...
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