Tag: Butler Hospital
With CEO set to leave, Care New England at crossroads
While the CEO and president of Care New England Health System is planning an exit in the wake of a failed merger, Dr. James...
Hospitals find good, bad in hiring travel nurses
For most hospitals, employing travel nurses isn’t new: before the COVID-19 pandemic, Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick typically had eight to 10 travel...
Taco’s Merchant among 30 honorees for PBN’s Business Women Awards program
PROVIDENCE – Cheryl Merchant, CEO of Taco Comfort Solutions, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner among local...
Blue Cross certifies 8 new LGBTQ Safe Zones
PROVIDENCE – Eight new organizations are on Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s list of LGBTQ Safe Zones.
The providers join 45 others...
Nursing book by Butler Hospital staff claims first prize in AJN...
PROVIDENCE – A book written and edited by a group of nurses and a doctor at Butler Hospital has won first place in an...
With 2,300 openings, Lifespan turns to employees for help with recruitment
PROVIDENCE – A 30-second video shows registered nurse Romell Taylor as she walks the halls of the medical surgery oncology unit at The Miriam...
Bill proposes tax deductions for R.I. National Guard members sent on...
PROVIDENCE – A new measure introduced by a state lawmaker would offer tax deductions for R.I. National Guard members who serve on health-related assignments,...
Lifespan-CNE merger draws concerns, support at first public comment meeting
PROVIDENCE – Providers, health care executives, union representatives and members of the public weighed in on the proposed merger between Lifespan Corp. and Care...
McKee sending 60 National Guard members to assist Butler Hospital
PROVIDENCE – A policy requiring indoor masking or proof of vaccination is remaining in place throughout the state, as Rhode Island ramps up its...
URI researcher named deputy executive editor of worldwide Alzheimer’s journal
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island researcher has filled a leading role in a publication produced by the Alzheimer’s Association.
Peter Snyder has...



















