Tag: HEALTH CARE
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kent Hospital’s $81M expansion targets areas of demand
For Rhode Islanders, a visit to a hospital emergency room takes longer on average than it would in almost any other state in the...
At hospitals, both management and residents feeling financial woes
While lawmakers on Smith Hill were busy putting the final touches on the state’s fiscal 2027 $15.2 billion budget, a first-of-its-kind labor action was...
Rise of concierge healthcare has raised concerns
As a nurse practitioner at Brown University Health’s East Greenwich office, Pamela Lauria has met with new patients who tell her that she’s their...
Champlin Foundation grants $12.1M to 103 R.I. organizations
CRANSTON – The Champlin Foundation on Tuesday awarded $12.1 million in grants to 103 organizations across 28 cities and towns throughout Rhode Island to...
Demand for doulas in R.I. rises after insurance change
What a difference a few years have made for doulas in Rhode Island.
Doulas provide physical and emotional support to expectant mothers, before, during and...


















