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A LOT RIDING ON THIS: The future of health care delivery and economic dynamism are likely to be affected by recently undertaken talks between Lifespan Corp., Care New England and Partners Healthcare of Massachusetts.

R.I.’s health care future depends on outcome of merger talks

Editorials 03/02/2018

On the same day that South County Health announced it was calling off merger talks with Yale New Haven Health’s Westerly Hospital, Lifespan Corp.,...

Lifespan reports increased operating income, strong overall results in FY17

Health Services 03/01/2018

PROVIDENCE – In a strong turnaround from the previous year’s results, Lifespan Corp.’s operational income grew more than $12 million to $14.5 million in...

NINE MAJOR Rhode Island employers were announced as founding participants in the new Supply RI initiative that aims to connect Rhode Island companies with Rhode Island suppliers, according to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

9 major R.I. employers commit to Raimondo’s Supply RI initiative

Government 01/23/2018

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced that nine Rhode Island's largest employers have pledged to participate in the Supply RI initiative, which will...

FURTHER STUDY: Dr. Gregory D. Jay, owner of Lubris LLC, has been investigating lubricin, a glycoprotein recently licensed to Novartis for use as a dry-eye treatment. Jay is looking into lubricin’s potential as a treatment for damaged joints and abdominal scarring prevention. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. hospitals’ dilemma: Nurture innovation or be downsized by it

Entrepreneurship 12/08/2017

Medical innovation saves and improves otherwise desperate lives and lends prestige to the hospitals nurturing it, while attracting new patients, funding, and top researchers...

Most-read stories during November 2017, on PBN.com

Subscriber Only 12/08/2017

1. New sensor technology boosts, expands AVTECH capabilities. PUBLISHED IN PRINT: Sept. 22. Checking the power status of multiple servers in a data center...

LIFESPAN NET ASSETS increased $126.9 million year over year to $1.4 billion for the year ended Sept. 30, 2017.

Lifespan improves operations in FY 2017, generating more cash, paying off...

Health Services 11/30/2017

PROVIDENCE — The Lifespan Corp. nonprofit health system reported $14.6 million of operating income for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2017, in its...

BCBSRI, Lifespan, offer lower-cost managed care health plan

Health Services 11/27/2017

PROVIDENCE — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Lifespan’s new coordinated care health plan, BlueCHiP Direct Advance, will cost 10 percent...

RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL recently secured a $5.8 million grant for cartilage and joint research. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL

Rhode Island Hospital wins $5.8 million COBRE grant for cartilage, joint...

Health Services 11/13/2017

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Hospital’s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence for Skeletal Health and Repair has won a $5.8 million, 5-year Phase III COBRE...

AGAINST THE CLOCK: The neuro-interventional team at Rhode Island Hospital finishes performing a thrombectomy procedure on a patient with an acute ischemic stroke. Speeding stroke treatment by minutes can dramatically improve recovery time and results. / COURTESY RICHARD SCHULTZ

Lifespan perpetually aiming for health care’s horizon

Health Services 11/10/2017

Excellence at an Enterprise Company | Lifespan Corp. Becoming a leader in providing health care and in research has been instrumental in allowing Lifespan Corp....