Tag: HEALTH CARE
Racism hinders COVID-19 care for some
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the U.S., the virus hit African Americans disproportionately hard. African Americans are still contracting the illness – and...
Governor wants to use COVID-19 relief funds to transform long-term care
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced plans Wednesday to use $25 million of COVID-19 relief funds to address the immediate needs of nursing...
‘Herd immunity’ isn’t the answer
Since the start of the pandemic, the term “herd immunity” has spread almost as fast as the coronavirus. But its use is fraught with...
Nursing just the start for Upward Health’s Kratz
PBN BUSINESS WOMEN AWARDS 2020 ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Michele Kratz | Upward Health National LLC
MICHELE KRATZ is a registered nurse at heart, but she’s done...
Brown Medicine’s Kashmanian a guiding light through complex health care
PBN BUSINESS WOMEN AWARDS 2020 OUTSTANDING MENTOR: Ann M. Kashmanian | Brown Medicine
ANN M. KASHMANIAN, CEO of Brown Medicine, has played a vital role...
There’s no problem too tough for Sullivan at Kent Hospital
PBN BUSINESS WOMEN AWARDS 2020 INDUSTRY LEADER, HEALTH CARE SERVICES: Shannon Sullivan | Women & Infants Hospital
SHANNON SULLIVAN, interim chief operating officer at Women...
Chang’s mantra at Rhode Island Dermatology Institute is putting patients first
PBN BUSINESS WOMEN AWARDS 2020 WOMAN TO WATCH, HEALTH CARE SERVICES: Dr. Caroline Chang | R.I. Dermatology Institute
IN JUST TWO YEARS, Dr. Caroline Chang...
Brown Medicine’s Hemendinger remains steadfast within fast-paced health care
C-SUITE AWARDS 2020 CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, LARGE PRIVATE COMPANY: Dana Alexander Nolfe | Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc.
INSOMNIACS TEND TO be studious thinkers. They’re...
COVID-19 has exposed weakness in health insurance system
Before the coronavirus, advocates for national health insurance did not convince a swath of the electorate to support them. The employer-based system, after all,...
Clinician burnout is a fixable condition
In late 2019, the American Medical Association deemed clinician burnout an epidemic. That was before COVID-19. We certainly wouldn’t have chosen this pandemic to...
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