Tag: Doctors
Quest Diagnostics opens patient service center inside Johnston CVS
JOHNSTON – Quest Diagnostics and CVS Health Corp. have partnered to open a patient- services center inside the retailer’s location on Putnam Pike.
The new...
WalletHub: R.I. remains second-worst state for doctors
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains the second-worst state for doctors, according to a WalletHub study.
The financial website based in Miami ranks the Ocean State...
Are nurse practitioners taking on too much responsibility in Rhode Island’s...
Over a five-year period the number of nurse practitioners in Rhode Island grew by 34%, to 1,475 in 2024.
That growth comes as doctors willing...
For ‘indispensable’ foreign doctors, immigration is getting too hard
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: the U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it’s becoming harder for aspiring...
R.I. Latinas are giving life to the economy, and they should...
Hispanic Heritage Month provides an opportunity to reflect on the impact Hispanics have made in our culture every year. Whether we recognize it or...
Report: Oncology doctors’ exodus has South County patients scrambling
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The recent departure of most the oncology department at South County Hospital has forced cancer patients to scramble and find care...
WalletHub: R.I. second-worst state for doctors
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the second-worst state for doctors, ranking only above Hawaii, according to a study released March 20 by WalletHub.
The Ocean...
Doctors could be undermining COVID fight
American attitudes toward scientific expertise have become increasingly contentious in recent years. But many people across the political spectrum still place high levels of...
WalletHub lists R.I. as worst state for doctors
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked as the worst state in the nation for doctors to practice medicine, according to a WalletHub report released Monday.
WalletHub,...
Use simple economics to contain health costs
Spending on U.S. health care is out of control, expanding steadily from 5% of gross domestic product in 1960 to 18% in 2018. There...
