Tag: Blackstone Valley Community Health Care
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,...
New Blackstone Valley health center seen as boon to Central Falls...
Drive along Broad Street in Central Falls on a weekend and you’ll see that it plays a significant role in the city’s small economy.
“It’s...
Neighborhood Health Station to be dedicated in Central Falls
CENTRAL FALLS – State and local officials will be on hand Monday to dedicate Neighborhood Health Station, a 47,000-square-foot facility that provides medical, dental,...
Delta Dental of Rhode Island announces $1.5M in gifts to support...
PROVIDENCE – Delta Dental of Rhode Island has gifted more than $1.5 million to support programs, clinics and professionals working to provide oral health...
R.I. receives $15M in federal funds to combat opioids
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $15 million to combat the opioid crisis from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the department...
BCSB grants $25K for Central Falls Neighborhood Health Station
CENTRAL FALLS – Bristol County Savings Bank recently awarded a $25,000 grant to Blackstone Valley Community Health Care to finish constructing the third floor...
Central Falls Neighborhood Health Station receives $100K donation
CENTRAL FALLS – The Central Falls Neighborhood Health Station project has received a $100,000 matching donation from Teknor Apex CEO Jonathan Fain, according to...