Tag: Joseph Wendelken
Anchor Medical closure will force 25K R.I. patients to find new...
PROVIDENCE – Thousands of Rhode Islanders are now searching for a new primary care provider after Anchor Medical Associates notified patients its offices are...
Divided views on for-profit company buying R.I. nursing homes
Two struggling skilled nursing facilities are on track to be sold to a Massachusetts-based company, reigniting the debate over whether businesses looking to maximize...
R.I.’s new chief medical examiner looks to staff up, restore full...
The hiring of two permanent assistant medical examiners is among the top priorities of Rhode Island’s new chief medical examiner, who has been on...
Future of R.I.’s health equity zones unclear amid funding gap
In 2015, Rhode Island pioneered the Health Equity Zone Initiative, a community-focused program meant to help fill gaps in health care. But now the...
Uncle Tony’s Pizza reportedly closes Cranston location permanently
CRANSTON – The Uncle Tony’s Pizza and Pasta location that was temporarily closed due to health violations has reportedly shuttered permanently.
WJAR-TV NBC 10 first...
2 Rhode Island nursing homes file for receivership, citing ‘inability to...
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island nursing homes have filed for receivership, declaring their “inability to pay debts as they come due.”
However, neither residents nor...
After 2 years of COVID-19, local colleges optimistic in getting back...
PROVIDENCE – Could this academic year finally see almost complete normalcy on local college campuses for the first time in more than two years?...
Rhode Island accepting applications for safe injection sites
PROVIDENCE – After Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed legislation authorizing the establishment of a two-year pilot program in early July 2021, making Rhode Island...
BHDDH: Bringing in COVID-positive staff didn’t lead to outbreak at ESH
CRANSTON – State officials said on Friday that a COVID-19 outbreak among patients at the Eleanor Slater Hospital is unrelated to the crisis-level staffing...
R.I. daily COVID-19 cases set another record, rising by 5.3K
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island have reached another single-day record, increasing by 5,373, with five new deaths, the R.I. Department...
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