Tag: American Medical Association
Five Questions With: Dr. Heather A. Smith
In June, Dr. Heather A. Smith was elected to the board of trustees of the American Medical Association. An obstetrician-gynecologist at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, Smith has been a...
Rhode Island OB-GYN elected to AMA board of trustees
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Heather A. Smith, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, has been elected to the board of trustees of...
Thundermist Health Center earns AMA Joy in Medicine recognition
PROVIDENCE – Thundermist Health Center has earned distinction as one of the American Medical Association’s 2025 Joy in Medicine organizations, achieving the Bronze level...
Hospitals see benefits to bringing care home
When 90-year-old Doris Witt was taken to the hospital a few weeks ago because she was having trouble breathing, the elderly Warwick resident wasn’t...
Are nurse practitioners taking on too much responsibility in Rhode Island’s...
Over a five-year period the number of nurse practitioners in Rhode Island grew by 34%, to 1,475 in 2024.
That growth comes as doctors willing...
Nurse practitioners fill gap in R.I. primary care
The difficulty too many Rhode Islanders have finding new doctors would be even more of a crisis if not for the growth in nurse...
A legacy of inequality in medical education
Fueled by the Supreme Court’s June 2023 ruling that bans affirmative action in higher education, conservative lawmakers across the country have advanced their own...
R.I. pharmacists looking for a bigger role in care
Pharmacist Ginger Lemay noticed something was off when one of her regular customers approached the counter several weeks ago at the chain pharmacy where...
Thundermist earns national recognition for efforts to reduce provider burnout
WOONSOCKET – Thundermist Health Center has earned the Joy in Medicine Health System recognition from the American Medical Association.
The health system is the first...
AMA opposes CVS-Aetna merger
PROVIDENCE – The American Medical Association has concluded the merger between CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. would be detrimental to the health care...
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