Tag: John Fernandez
Can these hospitals be saved? Centurion makes the case to lawmakers...
For nearly four years, The Centurion Foundation CEO Ben Mingle has argued the nonprofit would be the best steward of Roger Williams Medical Center...
Health systems in Providence, New Bedford named to Forbes’ best U.S....
PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System, Brown University Health and Southcoast Health System were recognized among Forbes’ annual “America's Best Employers by State” ranking.
The publication ranked Care New...
Neronha grants fourth revision to Roger Williams, Fatima hospital deal
The Centurion Foundation, the Atlanta-based nonprofit trying to buy a pair of safety net Rhode Island hospitals, still can’t lure investors, prompting a fourth revision to...
Brown Health agrees to add 40K primary care patients in deal...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health, Rhode Island’s largest health system, will acquire a major physician network and add 40,000 new patients to its primary...
Brown Health grapples with balancing community and its own financial needs
Brown University Health is in a tough spot.
The nonprofit health system is considering cutting several crucial services and programs in order to reach its...
Samuel Mencoff named Brown Health board chairman
PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health recently announced that Samuel Mencoff has been appointed as chairman of the board of directors, effective Dec. 9.
Mencoff is...
Commentary: To save R.I. health care, invest more in Medicaid
Rhode Island’s health care system is in crisis, and it cannot be ignored any longer.
As many Rhode Islanders can attest, booking a doctor’s appointment...
R.I. health care leaders urge federal bankruptcy judge to expedite sale...
An assortment of Rhode Island’s hospital leaders banded together Jan.22 in pleading for a federal bankruptcy judge to expedite approval of the sale of...
Brown University Health moving into former Hasbro building in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Brown University Health, formally Lifespan Corp., will consolidate its administrative offices at the former Hasbro Inc. office building in downtown Providence, the...
PBN unveils 2025 Book of Lists
PROVIDENCE – Approximately 240 business and nonprofit representatives spent Thursday evening at the Graduate by Hilton Providence networking and conversing, while obtaining copies of...


















