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OPTIMISTIC: Lynn Blais, a registered nurse and president of United Nurses & Allied Professionals, said she is “cautiously optimistic” that new nonprofit owners can turn around the struggling Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Clock ticking again on plan to save ailing hospitals

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/08/2026

An underfunded, overloaded state health system breathed a sigh of relief in March when a buyer saved Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger...

SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS: Joseph Trunzo, left, associate director of Bryant University’s School of Health and Behavioral Sciences, participates in a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit at Providence Marriott Downtown on April 2. The panel talks about ways to deal with the state’s health care woes. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Christopher Ottiano, interim chief medical officer and medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island; Linda Hurley, CODAC Inc. CEO and president; and Meghan Grady, Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. executive director.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Health care panel: Team approach needed to make system fixes

Health Services 04/10/2026

It doesn’t take a clinical degree to diagnose why Rhode Island has difficulty retaining health care providers who completed their education in the Ocean...

Does Rhode Island need a multiyear primary care transformation plan with...

Government 04/03/2026

The Centurion Foundation’s recent purchase of financially ailing Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital has at least for now averted...

DR. CHRISTOPHER OTTIANO, second from left, interim chief medical officer and medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, speaks during one of two panel discussions during Providence Business News' Health Care Summit at Marriott Providence on Thursday. Also on the panel are, from left, Joseph Trunzo, associate director of Bryant University's School of Health and Behavioral Sciences; Linda Hurley, CODAC Inc. CEO and president; and Meghan Grady, Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. executive director. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN health care summit: Multifaceted approach needed to repair R.I.’s ailing...

Editor's Choice 04/02/2026

PROVIDENCE – When primary care providers choose to practice in Massachusetts or Connecticut over Rhode Island, it’s not about luxury. Across the board, the Ocean...

The price of saving Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals? $408M over...

Economic Activity 03/20/2026

Saving Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital will end up costing four times the value of the bonds used to...

GA approves $18M infusion to save Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals

Government 02/10/2026

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved an $18 million transfer to help close the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and...

House panel advances bill to facilitate sale of Roger Williams, Fatima...

Government 02/06/2026

PROVIDENCE – The House Committee on Finance advanced legislation on Friday that could facilitate the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady...

Woonsocket strikes $2M settlement with Prime Healthcare over Landmark Medical Center...

Economic Activity 12/03/2025

As Prime Healthcare crunches numbers on a potential purchase of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center, the income side of...

DR. EDWARD MCGOOKIN, third from the left, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit: Shaping the Future of Care on Thursday. McGookin is chief of primary care at Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care. With him during the first of two panel discussions are, from left, Victoria Williams, assistant professor of health care administration at Rhode Island College; Dr. Roger Mitty, president and chief operating officer of Care New England Medical Group; and Sen. Pamela Lauria, a nurse practitioner. Moderating is PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

‘We are in crisis’: PBN summit highlights glaring gaps in affordable,...

Health Services 10/30/2025

WARWICK – Precarious and vulnerable. That’s how Dr. Edward McGookin would describe the state of Rhode Island’s health care. Two safety net hospitals – Roger Williams Medical Center and...