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THE REVEAL: John R. Fernandez, CEO and president of Lifespan Corp., uncovers the new branding for the health system – Brown University Health – in June. 
COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP./BILL MURPHY

Pact between Lifespan, Brown may change R.I. health care landscape

(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series exploring issues surrounding the training of physicians in Rhode Island and its effect on...

Five Questions With: Gerald Weinhouse

Lung cancer is known as the second-most-common cancer in the U.S. and the leading cause of cancer deaths, but because those with lung cancer...

R.I. joining more licensing compacts, but will there be any difference?

Rhode Island is joining another interstate medical ­licensure compact that allows health care workers to practice in multiple states with an expedited licensing process,...

Women & Infants re-designated as Baby-Friendly USA Hospital

PROVIDENCE – Women & Infants Hospital recently announced it has been re-designated as a Baby-Friendly USA Hospital. This certification recognizes that the hospital practices all...
CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM is not part of the new agreement between Lifespan Corp. and Brown University, but all parties say it will have no affect on affilations between Brown and CNE. COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND

Where does Lifespan-Brown agreement leave Care New England?

As Rhode Island’s largest health system celebrates a new affiliation agreement with Brown University, the win for Lifespan Corp. and Brown could create a...

Five Questions With: Dr. Vijay H. Sudheendra

Dr. Vijay H. Sudheendra, associate chief of anesthesia at Kent County Memorial Hospital and president of Narragansett Bay Anesthesia, has begun using a freeze...

Kent Hospital receives Silver Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation

WARWICK – Kent County Memorial Hospital announced it has received the Silver Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation from the American College of Emergency...

Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation donates $386K to 18 organizations in R.I....

WEST WARWICK – The Centreville Bank Charitable Foundation has awarded $386,132 in funding to 18 organizations throughout Rhode Island and Connecticut as part of...

Five Questions With: Dr. Max Cohen

Care New England Health System recently hired Dr. Max Cohen as part of the Medical and Surgical Weight Loss Center at Kent County Memorial...
HELP ON THE WAY? Nurses Leah Kosteva, foreground, and Mary O’Reilly prep a room at Rhode Island Hospital. The state has reentered the Nurse Licensure Compact, which would allow nurses to work in multiple states without obtaining a new nursing license in each of those states. Joining the compact may assist the recruitment of nurses to Rhode Island. 
COURTESY ­LIFESPAN CORP./WILLIAM MURPHY

R.I. reenters Nurse Licensure Compact to stave off potential hospital staff...

After seeing what the shortage of health care workers did to Rhode Island hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state decided to reenter the...
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