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FASTER ACTION: Dr. Ana Tuya Fulton, center, chief population health officer at Care New England Health System, says she’s thankful state leaders are working on longer-term solutions for its health care problems, but there needs to be some quick wins, too. Fulton is a panelist at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit on April 2, along with state Sen. Pamela Lauria, a nurse practitioner, left, and Dr. Raj Hazarika, vice president and chief medical officer of commercial products at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England Inc.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Summit panelists: R.I. trying to chip away at the many health...

Health Services 04/10/2026

When primary care nurse practitioner and state Sen. Pamela Lauria, D-Bristol, sees patients with urgent symptoms, she finds that a potential medical emergency isn’t...

SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS: Joseph Trunzo, left, associate director of Bryant University’s School of Health and Behavioral Sciences, participates in a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit at Providence Marriott Downtown on April 2. The panel talks about ways to deal with the state’s health care woes. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Christopher Ottiano, interim chief medical officer and medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island; Linda Hurley, CODAC Inc. CEO and president; and Meghan Grady, Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. executive director.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Health care panel: Team approach needed to make system fixes

Health Services 04/10/2026

It doesn’t take a clinical degree to diagnose why Rhode Island has difficulty retaining health care providers who completed their education in the Ocean...

Buy-in needed to fix R.I. primary care

Editorial and Op-Ed 04/10/2026

Last year saw a host of individual proposals from hospital and state leaders, including Gov. Daniel J. McKee and Attorney General Peter F. Neronha,...

DR. CHRISTOPHER OTTIANO, second from left, interim chief medical officer and medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, speaks during one of two panel discussions during Providence Business News' Health Care Summit at Marriott Providence on Thursday. Also on the panel are, from left, Joseph Trunzo, associate director of Bryant University's School of Health and Behavioral Sciences; Linda Hurley, CODAC Inc. CEO and president; and Meghan Grady, Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. executive director. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN health care summit: Multifaceted approach needed to repair R.I.’s ailing...

Editor's Choice 04/02/2026

PROVIDENCE – When primary care providers choose to practice in Massachusetts or Connecticut over Rhode Island, it’s not about luxury. Across the board, the Ocean...

GROUP EFFORT: Peter Marino, fourth from the left, CEO and president of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards event on April 2 at the Providence Marriott. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Michael Wagner, CEO and president of Care New England Health System; Joseph Trunzo, founding associate director of Bryant University’s School of Health and Behavioral Sciences and a professor of psychology; Gregory Mercurio, senior vice president of radiation oncology at American Shared Hospital Services and CEO of Precision Radiation Oncology of Rhode Island; Linda Hurley, CEO and president of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare; and Dr. Raj Hazarika, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point32Health Services Inc. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

R.I. health care system needs to be more focused amid federal...

Health Services 04/11/2025

Every day, a patient worried about getting the care they need calls CODAC Behavioral Healthcare. The nonprofit offers psychiatric and mental health services to some...

HEALTHY DISCUSSION: PACE Organization of Rhode Island CEO Joan Kwiatkowski, right, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards event at the Providence Marriott on April 4. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Michael Wagner, Care New England Health System CEO and president; Dr. Kristin Russell, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island chief medical officer; Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, D-Barrington; and Dr. Raj Hazarika, Point32Health Services Inc. chief medical officer and vice president of commercial products.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Education, compensation key to addressing staffing shortages in health care

Health Services 04/12/2024

Now that American Rescue Plan Act funds have expired, the next six to eight months will be telling of what challenges remain in addressing...

State medical school worth considering

Editorial and Op-Ed 04/12/2024

Hospital staffing shortages have stabilized since the height of the pandemic but aren’t going away anytime soon, according to panelists at PBN’s April 4...

Summit: Health system rebuild will take years

Editorial and Op-Ed 04/15/2022

It can’t compare to the horror of a real war, such as in Ukraine, but health care systems have indeed been in a life-and-death...

Help workers fight vaccine hesitancy

Coronavirus 10/29/2021

Misinformation still abounds on the health risks associated with COVID-19 vaccines, but local businesses facing a pending federal vaccination-or-testing rule for workers do have...