Tag: Hospital Association Of Rhode Island
Coronavirus preparations at R.I. hospitals kick into high gear
Normally more than 90% full, Rhode Island Hospital’s occupancy rate in late March dipped to about 75%. The 247-bed The Miriam Hospital had more...
Hospitals balk at proposals in Raimondo’s budget plan
Hospitals in Rhode Island stand to lose more than $17 million in state money and millions more in matching federal funds if a proposed...
Hospital Association of Rhode Island recognizes 9 ‘Hospital Heroes’
PROVIDENCE – Nine employees from the Hospital Association of Rhode Island’s member hospitals were named “heroes” recently for their job performance and dedication to...
Experienced nurses can be hard to find
For nearly four years, Erin Flaherty worked as a nurse in a Warwick urgent-care clinic. The job was rewarding but offered no chance of...
R.I. health care providers agree to cap spending increases at 3.2%...
Nearly a decade after Rhode Island adopted price controls for health care that appear to be working, the state is doing more to contain...
Five Questions With: Howard Dulude
In December, Howard Dulude was named the new finance director for the Hospital Association of Rhode Island, where he will work with staff and...
New CMS rule requires hospitals to post pricing data online
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires hospitals’ pricing data to be posted to their websites, billed as the first step toward a...
Budget plan rankles tax-exempts
Nonprofit hospitals and universities have long made voluntary payments to local communities that recognize the cost of emergency services provided by the hosts.
These same...
HARI names Dulude director of finance, announces 2 promotions
PROVIDENCE – The Hospital Association of Rhode Island has named Howard Dulude its new director of finance and promoted two staff members.
Dulude takes the...
Hospital leaders testify against cutting state match to Medicaid funds
PROVIDENCE – On Thursday, hospital leaders from throughout the state testified at the House Committee on Finance’s Human Services Subcommittee hearing on the Executive...

















