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Ann Barrett

PBN Health Care Heroes 2024 Career Achiever: ANN BARRETT The Miriam Hospital director of nursing resources OVER THE COURSE of four decades, Ann Barrett has always had...

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of R.I. reports $26M loss in...

PROVIDENCE – As medical and pharmacy claims surged last year, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island reported Wednesday a $26 million operating...

7 local colleges among U.S. News’ best graduate schools

PROVIDENCE – Seven local colleges were listed as being among the top graduate schools across the country, according to the U.S. News & World...

Five Questions With: April Kalinga

Now that spring is here, many people are getting ready to battle their seasonal allergies. April Kalinga, a pharmacist for CVS Health Corp., spoke...

Hurley to earn National Council for Mental Wellbeing achievement award

PROVIDENCE – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing will present Linda Hurley, CEO of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes...

Department of Veterans Affairs sees boost in health care enrollment

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced it has enrolled 1,092 Rhode Island veterans in VA health care over the last year,...
THE 57-BED Elderwood at Riverside nursing home in East Providence closed in 2022, one of several homes that have shuttered since the COVID-19 pandemic began. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Nursing home law remains in limbo amid uncertainty about fixes

A law enacted three years ago intended to ensure quality care at Rhode Island nursing homes has yet to be enforced, and no one...

University Orthopedics becomes first R.I. practice to offer EOSedge imaging

EAST PROVIDENCE – University Orthopedics recently announced it has become the first practice in Rhode Island to add EOSedge to its selection of imaging tools. EOSedge is...

Upcoming Providence lab space hits construction milestone

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island took a step toward improving its lacking supply of life sciences facilities late last month when state and industry leaders...
SEN. PAMELA J. LAURIA, third from left, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News' Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards event at the Providence Marriott on April 4. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Michael Wagner, Care New England Health System CEO; Dr. Kristin Russell, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island chief medical officer; Dr. Raj Hazarika, Point32Health Services Inc. chief medical officer and vice president of commercial products; and Joan Kwiatkowski, PACE Organization of Rhode Island CEO. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing at right, moderates. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN health summit: R.I.’s system gaining strength, but much more needs...

PROVIDENCE – Fragile. That’s the word that comes to Dr. Michael Wagner’s mind when he thinks of Rhode Island’s health care landscape. “As we ...
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