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THE SOUTH KINGSTOWN POLICE determined there was no active threat after South County Hospital was placed on lockdown Monday. / COURTESY SOUTH COUNTY HEALTH

Police: South County Hospital placed in lockdown but no threat found

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Hospital was placed under lockdown Monday afternoon, but the local police determine there was no threat and the hospital...

Providence Community Health Centers names incoming CEO

PROVIDENCE – Two weeks after Merrill Thomas, president and CEO of Providence Community Health Centers, announced he would retire by the end of the...

America250-Enduring Success: Saint Elizabeth Community

(Editor’s note: This is the 22nd installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...

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...

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. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
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