URI professor lands $703K from Pfizer for vaccine project
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island Professor Kerry L. LaPlante has been awarded a $703,000 grant from the Pfizer Medical Education Group.
The associate...
Atmed opens second urgent care center
EAST GREENWICH – Atmed Treatment Center has opened its second urgent care center in Rhode Island at 5750 Post Road, open 8 a.m. to...
Awards given for environmental practices
PROVIDENCE – The first Rhode Island Environmental Sustainability Awards were presented on March 21 by the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, in partnership with...
Bradley, Gateway launch hotline for kids in crisis
EAST PROVIDENCE – A new, 24-hour hotline for children in emotional crisis, Kids’ Link RI, has been launched. It is a collaborative initiative by...
Care N.E. moves ahead with heart-failure pilot
PROVIDENCE – A new pilot program between Care New England and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will officially begin on July 1,...
Play-Doh Ball raises more than $1M for pediatrics
Hasbro Children’s Hospital’s Play-Doh Ball, held March 9, attracted more than 800 attendees and raised more than $1 million to support several of the...
Blue Cross highlights Mass. health efforts
BOSTON – Fall River and the Southeastern Massachusetts Health Group were among the municipal agencies recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts for...
Health exchange to get airing at PBN summit
Christine Ferguson, the director of the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange, is anxious to win over skeptics in the business community about the new health-insurance...
Waiting for answers on reforms
With just nine months before many of the Affordable Care Act’s new regulations, taxes, tax credits and penalties go into effect – as well...
Lifespan facing budget shortfall
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan, the state’s largest hospital network and the state’s largest private employer, has experienced an unspecified financial shortfall during the first five...
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