Tag: John Fernandez
Lifespan rebranding to Brown University Health under new agreements
PROVIDENCE – The state’s largest health system is getting a new name.
Under an expanded affiliation agreement, Brown University and Lifespan Corp. announced Thursday that...
Frost named president of Lifespan and chief of operations at Rhode...
PROVIDENCE – Sarah Frost will take over as chief of hospital operations for Lifespan and president of both Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s...
Lifespan names Dr. Babar Khokhar as chief physician officer
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. announced it has hired Dr. Babar Khokhar to serve as executive vice president and chief physician officer, effective Feb. 1.
In...
Lifespan names Peterson executive vice president of ambulatory care
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. announced it has hired Cindy Peterson to serve as its executive vice president of ambulatory care.
Peterson started in the new...
McKee’s proposal for state-directed payments to hospitals earns federal approval
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island hospitals can expect more than $100 million in Medicaid funding now that Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposal for state-directed payments...
Lifespan names Dr. Mahesh Jayaraman as chief of diagnostic imaging
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Mahesh V. Jayaraman, director of the Neurovascular Center at Rhode Island Hospital, has been named Lifespan Corp.’s chief of diagnostic imaging...
Citizens invests $600K in statewide workforce development
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc. on Tuesday announced a $600,000 commitment to local nonprofit and education organizations working to address the growing skills gap and...
Lifespan and Brown appoint Dr. Linda Brown chair of emergency medicine...
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. and Brown University have announced that Dr. Linda L. Brown will serve as the chair of the Department of Emergency...
For hospital executives, solving labor shortages a top task
When asked whether the lingering workforce shortages are affecting access to care, Rhode Island’s health care leaders had a clear answer.
“Yes, period, end of...
Workforce challenges in health care
One of the biggest takeaways from PBN’s recent Fall Health Care Summit is that providers are still struggling to deal with a shortage of...
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