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University Orthopedics surgeon performs first R.I. thumb joint replacement with new FDA-approved...

PROVIDENCE – A University Orthopedics Inc. surgeon has become the first in Rhode Island to perform a thumb joint replacement using TOUCH CMC 1, a prothesis...

Five Questions With: James B. Connell

Age-Friendly Rhode Island, a Providence-based nonprofit advocating for inclusive communities for older adults, reports the percentage of Rhode Islanders 65 and older will grow...

R.I. Senate golf tournament raises $30K for Hasbro Children’s

PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Children's, the pediatric division of Rhode Island Hospital, has received $30,000 from funds raised during the R.I. Senate’s fifth annual charity...

Brown Health critical care transport program earns national accreditation

PROVIDENCE – LifePACT, the critical care transport team at Brown University Health, has become the country’s third ground-only medical transport program to receive accreditation...
HANGING HANDS: Roger Williams Medical Center was one of two troubled Rhode Island hospitals – the other was Our Lady of Fatima – purchased by the nonprofit Centurion Foundation in 2026 after taking several years trying to line up financing and obtain approvals. 
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R.I. healthcare system struggles to make recovery

Massive cuts to insurance, persistent staffing shortages and widespread financial woes continue to vex Rhode Island’s healthcare system in 2026, though the Ocean State...
Arianne Charles

Davies student earns national gold medal in first aid and CPR...

ARIANNE CHARLES, a North Providence student at William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School in Lincoln, won the national gold medal in...
Brian Britson

Driving Forces: Brian Britson

Brian Britson Amgen Rhode Island vice president of operations SINCE JOINING Amgen Rhode Island as vice president of operations in August 2020, Brian Britson has guided...
Elizabeth Catucci

Driving Forces: Elizabeth Catucci

Elizabeth Catucci Partnership for Rhode Island executive director THERE IS A VERSION of Rhode Island’s recent economic story that runs through every room Elizabeth Catucci has...
Dr. Anne S. DeGroot

Driving Forces: Dr. Anne S. DeGroot

Dr. Anne S. DeGroot EVA Therapeutics founder and president DR. ANNE S. DEGROOT has been at the forefront of medical innovation, specifically vaccine development, in Rhode...
John Fernandez

Driving Forces: John Fernandez

John Fernandez Brown University Health CEO and president EVEN BEFORE John Fernandez started his new job as the chief executive of Rhode Island’s largest health system,...
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