Tag: Dr. Timothy J. Babineau
Weingart named president of Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Saul N. Weingart has been appointed president of Rhode Island Hospital as well as Hasbro Children’s Hospital, effective immediately, Lifespan Corp....
R.I. approves vaccine, first doses distributed to hospitals
PROVIDENCE – A portion of Rhode Island's frontline health care workers were set to receive the first federally approved COVID-19 vaccine Monday.
The Rhode Island...
R.I. could receive small batch of Pfizer vaccine, if approved, late...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island could receive a small batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. next week after the company receives emergency authorization from...
Lifespan, CharterCARE hospitals suspend most visits amid virus surge
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's largest hospital group announced Monday it is suspending most visits in response to a rising number of coronavirus cases...
Lifespan, CNE move toward merger, leaving many to wonder about side...
For decades, Rhode Island’s two largest hospital systems have been rivals, each enduring similar financial pressures on their own in a small but competitive...
Community raises $938K for Hasbro Children’s Hospital after canceled Heroes Ball
PROVIDENCE – Community supporters rallied around Hasbro Children’s Hospital and raised $938,415 for the hospital in lieu of its Heroes Ball, which was canceled...
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...
Lifespan loses $23.8M from COVID-19 in March, predicts $100M loss by...
PROVIDENCE - Lifespan Corp. has reported an operating loss of $23.8 million for the month of March, an amount that equals the state’s largest...
Lifespan announces layoffs, early retirements
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. has initiated a round of layoffs and early retirements, the health care provider announced on Thursday.
The organization, which along with...
Coronavirus concerns spur postponement of Hasbro Children’s Hospital annual fundraiser
PROVIDENCE - Lifespan Corp. is postponing its annual Hasbro Children's Hospital Heroes Ball fundraiser over worries about the spread of the coronavirus that has...