Fitch upgrades rating for Newport Hospital
NEW YORK – Fitch Ratings announced last week that it had upgraded the rating on the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation’s approximately...
R.I. health project test of ‘medical home’ concept
The concept of the “medical home” is neither radical nor untested: In some countries, it’s the norm, and some U.S. medical practices function this...
Survey: Massachusetts pays most for health care
INDIANAPOLIS – A new survey claims that Massachusetts employers and employees are paying the most for health care plans.
According to the survey released last...
R.I. budget plan eyed cautiously
While Laurie White says she hasn’t exactly pored over Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s $6.89 billion state budget proposal, the president of the Greater Providence...
Nursing homes face financial crisis
As vice president/administrator of Roger Williams Medical Center Elmhurst Extended Care, Richard Gamache has tried to change the way employees and patients interact in...
$1M donated by alumnus for URI wellness center
KINGSTON – Students at the University of Rhode Island are closer to getting a state-of-the-art workout facility, thanks in large part to a generous...
Rhode Island man gets 46 months for tax fraud
PROVIDENCE – A judge this month sentenced a Providence-based businessman to 46 months in federal prison for tax evasion. The sentencing of Neil Stierhoff...
N.Y. AG investigating Brown study program
NEW YORK – A study-aboard program at Brown University is one of 15 such programs at various colleges and universities being examined by the...
Image can be fleeting for city
Here’s a multiple choice question, City of Providence. Answer truthfully – your image is at stake here. How are you feeling today? a.) Miserable,...
Turning dining into an experience
Anyone going to Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant in Warwick during its “Wine Divas” series might see up to 20 women sipping four kinds of...
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