South County Health eyes nationwide partnership
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In a health care landscape dominated by statewide, regional and national systems, South County Hospital stands out as the Ocean State's...
New bill would expand access to high-quality care for patients of...
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., have introduced bipartisan legislation known as the ACO Assignment Improvement Act.
The legislation expands...
CVS forecasts 2026 profit higher than Wall Street estimates
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. on Tuesday raised its projected earnings above Wall Street expectations for 2026.
In its filing with the U.S. Securities and...
Assisted-living facility owner, inspector sue each other in deadly Fall River...
FALL RIVER (AP) – A safety inspection company and the owner of a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that was the site of a fire on...
Report: Chronic disease, housing costs, food insecurity take heavy toll in...
FALL RIVER – High rates of chronic disease, housing cost burden and food insecurity are top concerns impacting health incomes in southeastern Massachusetts, local...
Five Questions With: Isaac Stoner
Isaac Stoner is the newly appointed CEO of MindImmune Therapeutics, a University of Rhode Island spinout company working to develop novel treatments for Alzheimer’s...
Unionized interns and residents at 4 R.I. hospitals remain in ongoing...
PROVIDENCE – Amid contract negotiations, more than 650 resident physicians and fellows at Kent County Memorial, Women & Infants, Butler and Rhode Island hospitals...
Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals to remain open through January; Neronha urges...
PROVIDENCE – The Centurion Foundation, the financially stymied but leading potential buyer of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, now...
Report: CVS settles insulin pen lawsuit for nearly $38M
PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. has agreed to pay $37.76 million to settle claims it improperly overdispensed and overbilled federal health care programs for...
Women & Infants caregivers allege health, safety and staffing issues
PROVIDENCE – Unionized caregivers at Women & Infants Hospital earlier this month gathered to demand that parent company Care New England Health System address concerns around patient safety, staff training and infrastructure.
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