Tag: HEALTH CARE
R.I. looks to preserve gains under Obamacare
Rhode Island has had a good thing going under so-called “Obamacare,” according to state officials, but it all could change unless the state steps...
Pro-Change, RIQI launch weight-loss, tobacco cessation screening pilot
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Pro-Change Behavior Systems Inc. is collaborating with the Rhode Island Quality Institute using a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ grant...
U.S. HHS awards 8 R.I. health centers $1.1M
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday a total of $1.1 million in fiscal 2018 Health Center Quality Improvement...
CNE reports $804K FY18 Q3 operational gain
PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System reported operational income in its fiscal third quarter of $803,605, an improvement on an operational loss of...
Fitch switches ‘rating watch evolving’ CNE note to positive outlook
PROVIDENCE – Fitch Ratings Inc. has removed the “rating watch evolving” note from Care New England’s credit rating, replacing it with a positive outlook...
At Providence Community Health Centers, wellness is the child of prevention
Healthiest Employees: 150-499 Employees | #5. Providence Community Health Centers
CEO (or equivalent): Merrill R. Thomas
Number of employees: 402
As the largest primary-care provider in...
R.I. Medical Imaging engages employees in its healthy vision
Healthiest Employees: 500-1,999 Employees | #4. Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc.
CEO (or equivalent):Dr. John A. Pezzullo, president
Number of employees: 500
Rhode Island Medical Imaging...
CVS Health puts wellness options within reach of all
Healthiest Employees: 5,000+ Employees | #2. CVS Health Corp.
CEO (or equivalent): Larry J. Merlo, CEO and president
Number of employees: 156,774
Considering CVS Health Corp....
South County Health puts workforce wellness on the menu
Healthiest Employees: 500-1,999 Employees | #1. South County Health
CEO (or equivalent): Louis R. Giancola, CEO and president
Number of employees: 969
South County Health knows that...
CMS sepsis care scores rank R.I. fourth lowest in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – The rate at which Rhode Island hospitals properly treat sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to infection that kills more than 200,000 people yearly...