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State must share charity care burden

One of the often-overlooked aspects of Rhode Island’s healthcare crisis is the rising cost of charity care. Brown University Health, the state’s largest health system,...

State commits $5.48M to rural healthcare workforce training

PROVIDENCE – A $5.48 million federal investment will support healthcare career training at 14 Rhode Island schools and local education agencies as part of...
BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH saw charity care expenses increase 50% year over year in the quarter that ended June 30. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH

Surge in charity care puts hospitals under more strain

Cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island are seeing the cost of charity care surge amid disruptions in the health insurance market, and some in the...
CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, left, and Helena Bounanno Foulkes face off at a WPRI-TV CBS 12 debate at Rhode Island College on Aug. 18. 
COURTESY WPRI-TV CBS 12/COREY WELCH

McKee says he’s laid groundwork and is ready to build on...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee is betting that his record in office – and his experience as governor – will be enough to carry him...
CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE: Gov. Daniel J. McKee, left, and Helena Bounanno Foulkes face off at a WPRI-TV CBS 12 debate at Rhode Island College on Aug. 18. 
COURTESY WPRI-TV CBS 12/COREY WELCH

McKee says he’s laid groundwork and is ready to build on...

"Customer Service" <customerservice@newskeepsake.com>is betting that his record in office – and his experience as governor – will be enough to carry him to victory...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee

Resilient Rhody needs a strong workforce

For 40 years, Providence Business News has been reporting on the economic and workforce changes, challenges and milestones that have helped shape the Rhode...
HANGING HANDS: Roger Williams Medical Center was one of two troubled Rhode Island hospitals – the other was Our Lady of Fatima – purchased by the nonprofit Centurion Foundation in 2026 after taking several years trying to line up financing and obtain approvals. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. healthcare system struggles to make recovery

Massive cuts to insurance, persistent staffing shortages and widespread financial woes continue to vex Rhode Island’s healthcare system in 2026, though the Ocean State...
Peter Marino

Driving Forces: Peter Marino

Peter Marino Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island CEO and president PETER MARINO HAS just about seen it all since taking the top job at Neighborhood...
TURNAROUND TIME? Brown University Health has recently made leadership changes at Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, which lost $8.9 million in fiscal 2025. The losses have continued in 2026. 
PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Cross-border toll: Brown Health’s Mass. facilities have lost millions; will it...

When state Rep. Lauren H. Carson saw Brown University Health’s financial performance earlier this year, she was fuming. Rhode Island’s largest health system reported a...
ECONOMIC ILLS: Brown University Health’s­ 2024 purchase of two Massachusetts hospitals, including Saint Anne’s in Fall River, has led to significant financial losses. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­WILLIAM HAMILTON

Brown Health losses raise fears for R.I. services

Brown University Health insists losses tied to two ailing Massachusetts hospitals have no bearing on financial decisions affecting Rhode Island operations. But they can’t convince...
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