Tag: emergency department
Delivering tailored meals as a health care strategy
At a glance, a Food is Medicine meal delivered by Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. might not appear different than one of the...
Kent Hospital to commence $97M expansion this month
WARWICK – Kent County Memorial Hospital will soon begin construction on a $97 million, 90,000-square-foot expansion that will create a new ambulatory building while...
TV lessons in the value of palliative care
When the television show “ER” debuted in 1994, it defined how millions of Americans came to understand emergency medicine. We saw fast-paced scenes, young...
HOSPITAL MAKEOVERS: Health systems look for shot in the arm from...
The administrative wing of The Miriam Hospital on Providence’s East Side is a mess these days, and hospital President Maria Ducharme couldn’t be happier...
SAVING LIVES: ‘I craved the adrenaline rush of the emergency department’
Almost immediately after graduating FROMRhode Island College’s nursing program in 2024, Madison Wholey took a job at The Miriam Hospital focused on medical surgical...
Brown Health to open new urgent care center in Barrington
BARRINGTON – Brown University Health plans to open a new urgent care center here in November, said health network spokesperson Jessica Wharton Wednesday.
The new...
‘A Night for Sturdy Health’ dinner raises $1M for new emergency...
ATTLEBORO – The Sturdy Health Foundation recently raised more than $1 million at its “A Night for Sturdy Health” fundraising dinner to support the...
Health care leaders urge residents not to overcrowd ERs
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island health care leaders on Wednesday urged residents to only seek care at emergency departments for issues that require emergency care.
Hospital...
Roger Williams Medical Center opens new emergency room
PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams Medical Center opened a new 12,000-square-foot emergency room last week, according to CharterCARE Health Partners.
The new facility has 22 treatment...
BCBSRI finds that 40% of its covered emergency visits unnecessary
PROVIDENCE — An internal task force at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has identified 40 percent of emergency department visits it...
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