Court approves Landmark sale to Steward
PROVIDENCE – The proposed sale of Landmark Medical Center and its affiliate, the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island, to the Boston-based Steward Health Care...
CVS wins $3 billion government benefits contract from Medco
NEW YORK - CVS Caremark Corp. won a $3 billion contract to provide pharmacy benefits to federal employees, easing concern that the largest U.S....
Five Questions With: Dr. Tim McAfee
In response to a proposed legislation to roll back the state tax on cigarettes by $1, Dr. Tim McAfee, director of the Office on...
R.I. Foundation awards health-strategy grants
PROVIDENCE – As part of its effort to support long-term solutions to critical community issues, The Rhode Island Foundation awarded $565,028 to local nonprofit...
Health IT Expo draws more than 200
WARWICK – The second annual Health IT Expo on May 18 provided health care providers with an opportunity to speak with vendors and consultants...
Demand for health care jobs rising
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Occupational therapists are in big demand. The 2011 Compensation Data Healthcare survey results found the average base salary for occupational...
Providence a pilot city for Script Your Future
PROVIDENCE – Script Your Future, a national awareness campaign to promote medication adherence, kicked off on May 23, in an effort to improve outcomes...
Steward Health Care emerges as Landmark buyer
PROVIDENCE – In a surprising twist, Steward Health Care System emerged as the buyer of the financially troubled Landmark Medical Center, after Superior Court...
$1.2M in AmeriCorps grants for R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island AmeriCorps programs have been selected to receive more than $1.2 million in federal funding.
“AmeriCorps is a great federal...
Report: URI, RIC should share nursing facility
WARWICK – The University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College should share a nursing building in the Providence Jewelry District, education officials have...
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