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ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL will hold an open house for the 21,000-square-foot project, which broke ground 14 months ago on Saturday.   /

St. Anne’s to open radiation center

DARTMOUTH – St. Anne’s Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 8, will celebrate the grand opening of its new, $21 million radiation therapy center. From 1...
CVS CEO THOMAS RYAN, left, and Caremark CEO Mac Crawford announce plans to merge their companies in 2006. Lawmakers want regulators to investigate whether the combination is hurting competition. /

CVS chief questions health reform idea

(Updated, 10:45 a.m.) WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. CEO Thomas M. Ryan said yesterday he is broadly supportive of the Obama administration’s push for health...
Age: 37
Would like to have lunch with: Jack Kemp  
Favorite book:  “What It Takes: The Way to the White House” by Richard Ben Cramer
If not in current profession, what would you be: NFL placekicker
Favorite hobby: 
Snow skiing
Guilty pleasure: Ben and Jerry’s 
New York Super Fudge Chunk ice cream /

James W. Patti

When the first class of 22 graduates received their diplomas at Georgetown University’s first international branch campus in Doha, Qatar, in the spring, one...
Age: 38				
Would like to have lunch with: My grandfather  
Favorite book: 
“Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen 
If not in current profession, what would you be: 
Choosing soundtracks for movies
Favorite hobby: Knitting
Guilty pleasure: 
Soy lattes, Bloody Marys and iPod /

Carrie Miranda

Carrie Miranda has always had a passion for working to improve the lives of people with disabilities. For the past 11 years, that passion...
Age: 34
Would like to have lunch with: Maya Angelou  
Favorite book: 
“The Notebook” by Nicholas Sparks
If not in current profession, what would you be: Photographer
Favorite hobby: 
Photography
Guilty pleasure: 
Potato chips /

Jenny Miller

Many successful people point to family as the wellspring of their careers. But not many can do so as directly as Jenny Miller can...
Age: 36
Would like to have lunch with: Stephen Colbert  
Favorite book:
 “The Red Tent” by Anita Diamant 
If not in current profession, what would you be: A doctor
Favorite hobby: 
Reading
Guilty pleasure: 
Sleeping late /

Shanna Marzilli

In today’s complex world, the details matter, especially to Shanna Marzilli. The Providence College graduate has been on an ever-rising career trajectory at Blue...
Age: 38
Would like to have lunch with: Bill Gates  
Favorite book: “Physics of the 
Impossible” by Michio Kaku
If not in current profession, what would you be: A physicist
Favorite hobby: 
Painting and sketching
Guilty pleasure: 
Dark chocolate /

Dr. Sumita Gokhale

A 40 Under Forty winner last year, Dr. Sumita Gokhale’s dedication to her craft is still growing. She remains a pathologist at University Pathology LLC,...
Age: 36
Would like to have lunch with: President Barack Obama
Favorite book:
“Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë
If not in current profession, what would you be: 
Owner of a bed and breakfast
Favorite hobby: Bike riding 
Guilty pleasure: 
Watching “General Hospital” /

Alison L. Croke

Alison L. Croke has been in the health care field for nearly a dozen years, since graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master’s...
CVS SAME-STORE SALES rose 6.1 percent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, helped by a later Easter and demand for medication and hand sanitizer to deal with swine flu. /

CVS boosts forecast as profit climbs 15%

WOONSOCKET – CVS Caremark Corp. said today its second-quarter profit grew 15 percent as pharmacy sales rose and retail customers snapped up hand sanitizer...
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Cardiorobotics in $11M Series A round

NEWPORT – Cardiorobotics Inc., a maker of robotic surgical tools, has closed an $11.6 million round of Series A financing led by Eagle Ventures,...
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