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R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 457, with 2 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 457, with two deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.  Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients total...
BATTLING BURNOUT: On April 26, union nurses and other employees at Women & Infants Hospital protested a new policy preventing front-line caregivers from taking holiday vacation time. The hospital is one of many employers dealing with pandemic-induced staffing shortages. / COURTESY WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL

Are staff shortages negatively affecting your individual workload or your company’s...

While some businesses have prospered amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many more have struggled through one existential competitive or economic challenge after another. The latest...
LASTING MARK? Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, who cannot run in November for another term, is hopeful a renovated Industrial Trust Co. Building will add to the vibrancy of Kennedy Plaza, which the city is eying for a $140 million overhaul. / PBN PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

TO THE RESCUE? ‘Superman’ building project could key downtown recovery

The Industrial Trust Co. Building holds a towering place in Neil D. Steinberg’s memory. He started his banking career there nearly half a century ago,...
HELPING HAND: John Schreiber is one of about 50 travel nurses who have been hired temporarily to fill open positions at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick. The use of travel nurses at hospitals has increased because of a labor shortage. / COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM/RYAN PICKERING

Hospitals find good, bad in hiring travel nurses

For most hospitals, employing travel nurses isn’t new: before the COVID-19 pandemic, Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick typically had eight to 10 travel...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 499, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 499, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients...
A STUDY FROM the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment released Thursday notes that K-12 students across Rhode Island had their learning disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it could take between three to five years to recover from the learning loss. / COURTESY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

Report: COVID-19 disrupted R.I. students’ learning, could take 3-5 years to...

PROVIDENCE – A study from the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment released Thursday notes that K-12 students across Rhode Island had...

Fauci: ‘Pandemic phase’ over for U.S., but COVID-19 still here

Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the current state of the coronavirus in the United States, saying the country is "out...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 381, with no new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 381, with no deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients total...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 361, with 3 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 361, with three deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients total...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 826, with 1 death

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 826 from April 22 through Sunday, with one death, the R.I. Department of Health said...
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