Tag: Dr. Laura Forman
R.I. escalates efforts to contain monkeypox
Treating a cough or sore throat used to be a lot simpler. But since the COVID-19 outbreak more than two years ago, common symptoms...
Kent Hospital doctors seek donations for India’s COVID-19 battle
WARWICK – Two Kent County Memorial Hospital doctors are working together to collect medical supplies and other donations for hospitals in India that are...
Field hospital at R.I. Convention Center to begin accepting patients Tuesday
PROVIDENCE – The field hospital at the R.I. Convention Center is set to admit its first COVID-19 patient on Dec. 1.
Cathy Duquette, executive vice...
CNE, state confirm: R.I. will be ready to open a field...
CRANSTON – As the state’s hospitalizations have nearly doubled in the last month, Rhode Island's health care and state leaders made it clear on...
Kent Hospital’s emergency department earns accreditation for senior care
WARWICK – Kent County Memorial Hospital’s emergency department has earned a level three, or bronze, designation from the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Geriatric...
A side effect of the pandemic: Emptier emergency rooms
Dr. Laura Forman, chief of emergency medicine at Kent County Memorial Hospital, is used to seeing about 200 patients a day come through the...