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DELTA DENTAL of Rhode Island has contributed $25,000 to Family Service of Rhode Island’s 13th annual Brighter Futures Luncheon. / COURTESY FAMILY SERVICE OF RHODE ISLAND

Delta Dental contributes $25K to FSRI Brighter Futures Luncheon

PROVIDENCE – Delta Dental of Rhode Island has contributed $25,000 to Family Service of Rhode Island’s 13th annual Brighter Futures Luncheon honoring Brown University...
DR. ERIN M. CLEARY has joined the Division of Emergency Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. / COURTESY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL

Women & Infants adds 3 doctors, nurse midwife to OB-GYN department

PROVIDENCE – Three doctors and a certified nurse midwife have joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode...
THE SENATE GOP has revived its effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act but is running out of time to pass the measure with a simple majority. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

ACA reform stalls as GOP takes second shot at repeal

PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI Executive Director Zach Sherman’s hopes for health insurance market-stabilizing legislation were dashed Tuesday when U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor &...
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE for Quality Assurance has named two Rhode Island Medicaid plans, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and UnitedHealthcare of New England Inc., among the top 10 in the U.S.

Report: NHPRI, UnitedHealthcare of New England among top 10 Medicaid plans...

WASHINGTON – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island and UnitedHealthcare of New England Inc. ranked among the top 10 Medicaid health plans in the...
THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, Youth & Families will use a $415,000 grant to better prepare children for kindergarten.

DCYF wins $415,000 grant boosting kindergarten readiness of kids in welfare...

PROVIDENCE — The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded $415,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families to improve the Kindergarten readiness...
VISITING NURSE SERVICES of Newport and Bristol Counties has re-branded as Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice.

Visiting Nurse Services re-brands as Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice

PORTSMOUTH — Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties re-branded Tuesday afternoon as Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice , with a new url,...
THE HEALTH RESOURCES and Services Administration has awarded $7.1 million to Rhode Island from the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.

R.I. awarded $7.1M in HRSA funds for pregnancy, child home visits

PROVIDENCE - The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $7,124,318 to Rhode Island for home visits via the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home...
EPIVAX PRESIDENT AND CEO Dr. Anne S. De Groot. EpiVax has joined an National Institutes of Health partnership to research a vaccine for the influenza A (H7N9) virus. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

EpiVax leads NIH’s $5.8M bird-flu vaccine project

PROVIDENCE - Immunolgy engineering biotech firm EpiVax Inc. is leading a National Institutes of Health-funded $5.8 million collaboration developing a protective vaccine against avian influenza...
THE RHODE ISLAND Emergency Management Agency has developed a playbook for maintaining power at critical health care facilities in times of disaster.

RIEMA unveils emergency power preservation plan for critical health care facilities

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency’s playbook to safeguard electricity supplies for critical health care facilities during disasters, “Protecting Patients When Disaster Strikes,”...
KATHLEEN KELLY is the executive director of the Rhode Island Assisted Living Association. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND ASSISTED LIVING ASSOCIATION

Five Questions With: Kathleen Kelly

The Rhode Island Assisted Living Association represents the interests of assisted living communities in Rhode Island, advocating for public policy at the state and...
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