Friday, October 4, 2024

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SCOLIOSIS EXPOSED: Dr. Bassel Diebo, assistant professor of orthopedics at Brown University and a spine and scoliosis surgeon with Lifespan Corp.’s Lifespan Orthopedics Institute, helped bring the “A Curved Reality” exhibit to Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School. 
PBN PHOTO/­RUPERT WHITELEY

A picture of health: Exhibit at medical school shows reality of...

Fashion stylist Marcus John was preparing a friend for a gala in New York City eight years ago when he noticed she was shying...
CONFLICTED: Dr. Michael Souza, owner of East Bay Innovation Medicine, says new R.I. Department of Health guidelines for medical spas and intravenous therapy businesses are too restrictive, but they may help curb the rise of uncertified businesses performing these services.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New guidance for med spas and IV therapies seen as restrictive,...

Dr. Michael Souza had mixed feelings when he saw that state health officials recently had enacted new guidance for a growing number of Rhode...
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Five Questions With: Richard Leclerc

Richard Leclerc | Director, R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 1. What are your priorities in your new role? My priorities are...
TRAINING DAY: Chris Hiener, simulation specialist for the Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps’ Training, Innovation and Leadership Institute, is shown working in the institute’s Extended Reality lab space with a high-fidelity medical simulation canine mannequin. 
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PAUL J. SPETRINI

R.I. Medical Reserve Corps launches institute to prepare for the worst

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards EDUCATION/CAREER TRAINING: Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps DEDICATED TO IMPROVING the health and safety of communities across the state, the Rhode...
PREP WORK: Randall ­Bonilla sterilizes instruments for patient use at The Providence Community Health Centers Inc.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

DENTAL PAIN: Workers in demand amid efforts to boost pay, reimbursements

Dentists and state labor specialists say there’s a shortage of dental professionals – doctors, hygienists and assistants – in Rhode Island, and it could...
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MISSION READY: Providence College answers the call for more nurses

The School of Nursing and Health Sciences, the first of its kind in the 107-year history of Providence College, and the only new undergraduate...
A BETTER MINDSET: From left, Francheska Calderon, human resources business partner; Susan Piacenti, vice president of philanthropy; Dr. Richard Whalen, medical director; and Dayna Gladstein, CEO and president, have a conversation at Newport Mental Health’s offices in Middletown. 
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Newport Mental Health improving the quality of care

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards NONPROFIT: Newport Mental Health MANY ORGANIZATIONS WERE FORCED to adapt and change the way they did business to meet the increased...

South County Smiles has more business worth smiling over

PBN 2024 Fastest Growing Companies Awards $2.5 MILLION to $15 MILLION: 4. South County Smiles CEO (or equivalent): Dr. Joseph C. DiSano 2023 Revenue: $6 million 2021 Revenue: $3.6...
HANDS ON: 
Teacher candidate Jessica Barresi, center, holds a metal box she worked on in a welding program that is part of a teacher certification program at Roger Williams University run by Lynne Bedard, center right. Also pictured, from left, foreground: Coventry High students Brayden Assadorian (wearing ­welding helmet) and James Spencer, and teacher candidates Jennifer Ortiz, back left; Anthony Carrion, foreground center right; and Louis Petrucci, right.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

CAREER SHIFT: RWU offers path to teaching for working adults

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to race across the country, Danielle Ricci could see a nursing shortage on the horizon and wanted to find...
FINDING SOLUTIONS: Patricia Joyce, right, senior account manager, and account managers Sarah Murphy, left, and Alysha Beaudry work on their laptops at the Cranston office of e-health technology company Abacus Health Solutions LLC. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Abacus Health Solutions reduces barriers to diabetes care

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards HEALTH & WELLNESS: Abacus Health Solutions LLC ABACUS HEALTH SOLUTIONS LLC wants to improve the lives of those living with chronic...
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