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3 R.I. hospitals earn ‘A’ safety grade, 4 others get ‘C’...

PROVIDENCE – Three hospitals in Rhode Island have earned an “A” grade, while four others received a “C” from a national watchdog organization that...
HELPING HAND: John Schreiber is one of about 50 travel nurses who have been hired temporarily to fill open positions at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick. The use of travel nurses at hospitals has increased because of a labor shortage. / COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM/RYAN PICKERING

Hospitals find good, bad in hiring travel nurses

For most hospitals, employing travel nurses isn’t new: before the COVID-19 pandemic, Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick typically had eight to 10 travel...

Kent Hospital names Gopalakrishnan new president and chief operating officer

WARWICK – Kent County Memorial Hospital’s former chief medical officer is now its new president and chief operating officer. Dr. Paari Gopalakrishnan, an internal medicine...

Five Questions With: Dr. Ramin Ronald Tabaddor

In February, Dr. Ramin Ronald Tabaddor, an orthopedic surgeon, was named Kent County Memorial Hospital’s chief of orthopedics.  Taboddor has several other titles as well,...

Blue Cross certifies 8 new LGBTQ Safe Zones

PROVIDENCE – Eight new organizations are on Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s list of LGBTQ Safe Zones. The providers join 45 others...
ROMELL TAYLOR, a registered nurse who has worked at The Miriam Hospital for nearly 24 years, is featured in a new video advertising employment at Lifespan Corp. as the company seeks to fill 2,300 open positions. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP.

With 2,300 openings, Lifespan turns to employees for help with recruitment

PROVIDENCE – A 30-second video shows registered nurse Romell Taylor as she walks the halls of the medical surgery oncology unit at The Miriam...

Kent Hospital announces Tabaddor as new chief of orthopedics

WARWICK – Kent County Memorial Hospital has named an orthopedic surgeon to lead its orthopedics department. Dr. Ramin Ronald Tabaddor, the hospital’s new chief of...

2 R.I. hospitals earn 2022 Healthgrades honors

PROVIDENCE – Two hospitals in Rhode Island have earned 2022 honors from Healthgrades, an online health care resource that releases yearly hospital ratings. The Miriam...
A RELIABLE ASSISTANT: Dr. Jeannine Giovanni uses the da Vinci Xi Surgical System to perform bariatric surgery. Giovanni says the robotic help allows more-precise procedures and quicker recovery times for patients. / 
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Weight loss surgery with the help of a robot

More precision and smaller incisions. These are the main benefits that modern robot-assisted surgery brings to bariatric surgery, a procedure that helps with weight loss...
IN LIGHT OF RISING COVID-19 CASES, Lifespan Corp. announced on Jan. 5 that it has updated its visitation policy "to ensure the safety of patients and staff," including a three-hour time span for visits and a limit on the number of visitors for inpatients at Rhode Island Hospital.

R.I. Hospital tightens visitation to 3-hour window amid COVID-19 surge

PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp., the state's largest hospital system, announced on Wednesday that it's tightening visitation policies, limiting visitors for inpatients at Rhode Island...
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