Gilbane wins VA contract
PROVIDENCE – Gilbane Building Co. has won a $17.7 million contract to design and build an addition at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in...
Chafee establishes R.I. health care reform commission led by Lt. Gov....
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee signed an executive order Thursday morning establishing the R.I. Healthcare Reform Commission to be led by Lt. Gov....
Former R.I. official Gary Alexander nominated for Pennsylvania job
HARRISBURG – The incoming governor of Pennsylvania has tapped Rhode Island’s former secretary of the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services as...
CVS boosts dividend, settles case with U.S. attorney
WOONSOCKET – Shareholders of CVS Caremark Corp. will receive a bigger fourth quarter dividend than expected, the pharmacy chain announced Tuesday.
The company’s board boosted...
Sturdy Memorial Hospital continues 25-year surplus streak
ATTLEBORO – Sturdy Memorial Hospital extended its streak of staying in the black to 25 years with an $11.059 million surplus for fiscal year...
Gifford resigns, catches Chafee by surprise; to look for new challenges
PROVIDENCE – The late Friday afternoon resignation of Dr. David R. Gifford, who had served as director of the R.I. Department of Health since...
Five Questions With: Kathleen Sebelius
While the now Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill last week to repeal the health care reform law, U.S. Secretary of Health...
W&I oncology program earns 3-year accreditation
PROVIDENCE – “This program is a pure gem,” said a surveyor from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Standards, describing Women & Infants Hospital’s...
BCBS to hold nurses’ job fair
PROVIDENCE – A job fair to recruit registered nurses and licensed practical nurses will be held Wednesday, Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 6...
R.I. Hospital to purchase portable CT scanner
PROVIDENCE – The search for a director of the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute at Rhode Island Hospital is ongoing, according to hospitals officials, but...
- Featured Event -
