Tag: Blackstone Valley Community Health Care
Molar Express initiative expands to Blackstone Valley
PROVIDENCE – Federal, state and local leaders recently celebrated the Molar Express initiative’s expansion into the Blackstone Valley.
The Molar Express is a nonprofit collaboration...
Five Questions With: Dr. Paul Wallace
Dr. Paul Wallace was recently named medical director of The Providence Center. He has been assistant medical director at the facility since October 2023...
Dr. Paul Wallace named medical director of The Providence Center
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Paul Wallace was recently promoted to medical director at The Providence Center.
Wallace has been assistant medical director at the facility since...
McKee, RIDOH highlight need for investment in primary health care workers
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and Dr. Jerome Larkin, director of the R.I. Department of Health, were recently joined by health care workers...
A new R.I. investment fund that pays dividends for investors, community
Looking around the Broad Street neighborhood of Central Falls, Jessica David sees more than just a diverse mix of small businesses. There is public...
Five Questions With: Dr. Cristina Pacheco
Dr. Cristina Pacheco was recently named CEO of Blackstone Valley Community Health Care. She steps into the role after serving as the organization’s chief...
Agreement reached with BVCHC unionized caregivers, strike averted
PROVIDENCE – Unionized workers at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care called off a three-day strike they planned to start on Wednesday after reaching a...
Five Questions With: Dr. Cristina Pacheco
Dr. Cristina Pacheco, chief medical officer at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care, discusses how the center adapted as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many...
Former R.I. health director to work with RIDOH on behalf of...
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Michael Fine has been appointed by the mayors of Central Falls and Pawtucket to work directly with the R.I. Department of...
R.I. to receive $2.1M in HHS funds for opioid treatment...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $2.1 million for opioid treatment programs, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday.
Of the total,...