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CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 252 on Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 252 with one new death

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 252 on Tuesday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said...
CONFIRMED CASES of COIVD-19 in Rhode Island increased by 181 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 181 with 3 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 181 on Monday, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Daily case counts...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 483 over weekend, with 7 new...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 483 from April 30 through Sunday, with seven new deaths, the R.I. Department...

Rhode Island high schools host student vaccine clinics

PROVIDENCE (AP) – High schools across Rhode Island have scheduled vaccination clinics for their students over the age of 16 this week, starting Monday...

Lifespan hospitals offering COVID-19 vaccine to emergency room patients

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 vaccinations are now being offered to adult emergency room patients at Lifespan Corp.’s hospitals. Shots are available at Rhode Island Hospital, The...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 262, with 2 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 262 on Thursday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19...
SHOT IN THE ARM: Moises Fortes of Pawtucket receives the COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Lenny Cioe, while Dr. Cristina Pacheco, chief medical officer for Blackstone Valley Community Health Inc., supervises vaccine administration at Blackstone Valley’s Central Falls location. The organization will receive $4 million from the American Rescue Plan to help keep services going. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. health centers get crucial cash injection

Karen Mazzola had tears in her eyes when she administered Thundermist Health Center’s first COVID-19 vaccine shot late last year. “I was just overwhelmed with...
LIFESAVER: Erin Cooney, a barber, credits telemedicine with saving her life in December, when she realized after a fall that something was seriously wrong and was able to hold a videoconference with her doctor. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Push on to make benefits of telehealth permanent

Seeing a doctor became much easier in the pandemic for many people who avoided travel time, office waits and the risk of exposure to...
BIG DECISIONS: Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island CEO and President Peter Marino, left, hopes to eventually bring all 600 employees back to the insurer’s Smithfield headquarters. All but 20 are now working remotely. Speaking with Marino is Rob Magnan, facilities and mail room ­coordinator. At right is security officer Jennifer Castellanos. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Shift to remote work may alter landscape for commercial property

Has the office changed forever due to COVID-19? For many employers that have successfully transitioned to remote work over the past year, the likely...

‘Community advocacy matters’

As recently as last summer, Rhode Island appeared all but certain to lose one of its two U.S. House seats. For years, the state had...
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