Tag: Lifespan Corp.
Communities implement MHFA training to address mental distress
Mental Health First Aid, a training program created in Australia in 2001 by Betty Kitchener, a nurse specializing in health education, and Anthony Jorm,...
‘We’re always going to be in … a war for talent’
As the senior vice president of human resources at Lifespan Corp., Lisa Abbott oversees strategy and operations, especially in relation to customer-service excellence and...
Maher elected medical staff president at Newport Hospital
NEWPORT – Dr. James O. Maher III, an orthopedic surgeon at University Orthopedics, was recently elected president of the medical staff at Newport Hospital,...
Rhode Island Hospital staff donates 3,700 toys to local children
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital employees donated more than 3,700 toys through the hospital’s Toy Drive Challenge as part of a series of charitable...
Hospital demand falls, industry groups differ on whether to embrace trend
Officials and an expert analysis agree Rhode Island has a hospital-bed surplus coupled with a trend toward diminishing demand for inpatient services, but local...
Lifespan teams with GE Healthcare in risk-sharing effort to save $182M
PROVIDENCE – GE Healthcare is collaborating with Lifespan Corp. to help the nonprofit hospital system save $182 million in organizational savings over the next...
Bradley Hospital offers course in mental health first aid
EAST PROVIDENCE – About one in five adults in the United States experiences mental illness, and less than half of those people seek help,...
Lifespan researcher scores commercial hit with biolubricant Novartis deal
Dr. Gregory D. Jay, owner of Lubris LLC, is celebrating his company’s licensing of lubricin as a clinically superior dry-eye treatment to Novartis, which...
‘Creative’ changes to ACA possible, but repeal dead
Affordable Care Act reform is more likely than repeal, and employers should take better advantage of cost-saving, health-plan tools in the meantime, according to...
Lifespan removes, caps contaminated soil at Jewelry District property
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. is completing environmental remediation of contaminated soil at its property at 145 Globe St., in the Jewelry District, including the...
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