Brown Medicine

RARE BREED: Dr. Thomas Bledsoe, a general internist and primary care physician at Brown Medicine’s East Providence Primary Care, says finding a primary care doctor such as him has become difficult for people in need of a new physician. Bledsoe is also president of the Rhode Island Medical Society. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

How to cure shortage of primary care docs?

Education 12/23/2022

When the phone rings at East Providence Primary Care, chances are there is someone in search of a new doctor on the other end. It...

COVID CONVERSATION: Dr. Claire Levesque, second from right, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point 32Health, the parent company of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, speaks during one of two panel discussions at PBN’s Fall Health Care Summit on Oct. 27. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Kirsten Anderson, medical director at CVS Health Corp./Aetna Inc.; Dr. Louanne Giangreco, senior medical director at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Dr. Peter Hollmann, chief medical officer at Brown Medicine; Dr. Alexis Kearney, consultant medical director for Project Firstline RI, Center for Acute Infectious Disease Epidemiology, R.I. Department of Health; and Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit panel: ‘This virus is here to stay’

Coronavirus 11/11/2022

Fewer people are wearing masks these days, and the COVID-19 vaccination rates have plummeted. Even President Joe Biden has declared the pandemic over. But health...

DR. CLAIRE LEVESQUE, second from right, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point 32Health, the parent company of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, speaks during one of two panel discussions at PBN's Fall Health Care Summit on Thursday at Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Kirsten Anderson, medical director at CVS Health Corp./Aetna; Dr. Louanne Giangreco, senior medical director at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Dr. Peter Hollmann, chief medical officer at Brown Medicine; Dr. Alexis Kearney, consultant medical director for Project Firstline RI, Center for Acute Infectious Disease Epidemiology, R.I. Department of Health; and Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Centr at Brown University's School of Public Health. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: R.I.’s health care sector struggling to reverse worker shortage

Health Services 10/27/2022

WARWICK – A workforce shortage continues to plague Rhode Island's health care sector as residents find access to primary care limited while practices struggle...

Health Services 06/10/2022

PBN BEST PLACES TO WORK 2022 Large Company 12. Brown Medicine Employees in R.I.: 477 CEO: Ann M. Kashmanian Questions answered by: Ann M. Kashmanian What three words best describe your...

PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS has announced 69 honorees for its 2022 Best Places to Work Awards program.

PBN announces 2022 Best Places to Work honorees

Business Services 04/29/2022

PROVIDENCE – Sixty-nine honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2022 Best Places to Work Awards program. Each of the companies and...

SOLUTION NEEDED: Susan E. Enck, a licensed clinical psychologist at Brown Medicine’s Warwick Primary Care, says the mental health system was near its breaking point before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it’s in crisis. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Pleas to fix R.I.’s ‘broken’ behavioral health system

Coronavirus 04/15/2022

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, treatment providers, advocates and lawmakers are calling for Rhode Island to confront its problems with access to...

Brown Medicine internist honored for work in medical education

Health Services 10/21/2021

PROVIDENCE – A Brown Medicine physician has been honored by an international organization. Dr. Dominick Tammaro, an internist, received the 2021 Dema C. Daley Founder’s...

LOSING CONNECTION? Dr. Kevin Baill, associate chief medical officer at Butler Hospital in Providence, speaks with Nikole Kennedy, operations coordinator. Baill says telehealth has been crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic, but he worries about more-stringent cross-border regulations. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Out-of-state telehealth visits hit some snags

Focus 10/01/2021

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine was hailed as a lifesaver, allowing patients to see their doctor virtually without the risk of...

Five Questions With: Dr. Peter Hollmann

Health Services 09/26/2021

Dr. Peter Hollman was appointed president of the American Geriatrics Society in late August. Hollmann, who is chief medical officer at Brown Medicine, will...

Jessica Savoca

Health Services 07/23/2021

2021 40 Under Forty Awards Jessica Savoca | 32 | Manager, Quality Initiatives and Project Management, Brown Medicine What is the best advice you have...

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