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SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS: Joseph Trunzo, left, associate director of Bryant University’s School of Health and Behavioral Sciences, participates in a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit at Providence Marriott Downtown on April 2. The panel talks about ways to deal with the state’s health care woes. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Christopher Ottiano, interim chief medical officer and medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island; Linda Hurley, CODAC Inc. CEO and president; and Meghan Grady, Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. executive director. 
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Health care panel: Team approach needed to make system fixes

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It doesn’t take a clinical degree to diagnose why Rhode Island has difficulty retaining health care providers who completed their education in the Ocean...
DR. CHRISTOPHER OTTIANO, second from left, interim chief medical officer and medical director at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, speaks during one of two panel discussions during Providence Business News' Health Care Summit at Marriott Providence on Thursday. Also on the panel are, from left, Joseph Trunzo, associate director of Bryant University's School of Health and Behavioral Sciences; Linda Hurley, CODAC Inc. CEO and president; and Meghan Grady, Meals on Wheels of RI Inc. executive director. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN health care summit: Multifaceted approach needed to repair R.I.’s ailing...

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PROVIDENCE – When primary care providers choose to practice in Massachusetts or Connecticut over Rhode Island, it’s not about luxury.  Across the board, the Ocean...
ALTERNATIVE ­TREATMENT: Mercedes Faust made use of Thrive Behavioral Health Inc.’s Ambulatory Withdrawal Management program, which gives individuals with substance use disorder an alternative to inpatient care.
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New substance withdrawal program proves to be success story

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After Mercedes Faust was arrested for driving under the influence and spent a day in the psychiatric unit at a local hospital nearly a...

Behavioral health providers detail whirlwind 48 hours as federal grant funding...

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PROVIDENCE – CODAC Behavioral Health was one of many mental health and substance use treatment providers to receive a letter on Jan. 13 detailing...

CODAC Behavioral Health Care wins ACAP honor

Health Services
PROVIDENCE – The Association for Community Affiliated Plans recently recognized CODAC Behavioral Healthcare as a finalist for its Supporting the Safety Net Award. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode...
IN TROUBLE: Linda Hurley, right, CEO of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, talks about the difficulties experienced by Rhode ­Island health care providers at Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit on Oct. 30. With her on the panel are, from left, Martha Wofford, CEO and president of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; Dr. Philip Rizzuto, owner of Rizzuto Eyelid and Facial ­Plastic Surgery; Adam Martignetti, a vice president at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England Inc.; and R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Cory King. 
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Panel: Health care sector coping by ‘doing balancing acts’

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Asked to define the state of health care in Rhode Island, those at the forefront of the sector provided a dismal outlook at Providence...
DR. EDWARD MCGOOKIN, third from the left, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Fall Health Care Summit: Shaping the Future of Care on Thursday. McGookin is chief of primary care at Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care. With him during the first of two panel discussions are, from left, Victoria Williams, assistant professor of health care administration at Rhode Island College; Dr. Roger Mitty, president and chief operating officer of Care New England Medical Group; and Sen. Pamela Lauria, a nurse practitioner. Moderating is PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

‘We are in crisis’: PBN summit highlights glaring gaps in affordable,...

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WARWICK – Precarious and vulnerable.  That’s how Dr. Edward McGookin would describe the state of Rhode Island’s health care.  Two safety net hospitals – Roger Williams Medical Center and...

CODAC celebrates opening of integrated health care center

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PROVIDENCE –CODAC Behavioral Healthcare celebrated the opening of its new integrated health care center on Monday. CODAC’s new headquarters is located on Royal Little Drive...
COMBATING ADDICTION: CODAC Behavioral Healthcare Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Director Alisha Bourdeau helped secure grant funding to purchase, and deploy, CODAC’s first mobile medical unit in 2022 to address the ongoing opioid epidemic. 
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CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s Bourdeau a strong fighter against opioid addiction

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2025 C-Suite Awards CAREER ACHIEVER: Alisha Bourdeau CODAC Behavioral Healthcare | Chief financial officer and human resources director WHILE PREPARING for her young daughter to begin preschool...
GROUP EFFORT: Peter Marino, fourth from the left, CEO and president of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, speaks during a panel discussion at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards event on April 2 at the Providence Marriott. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Michael Wagner, CEO and president of Care New England Health System; Joseph Trunzo, founding associate director of Bryant University’s School of Health and Behavioral Sciences and a professor of psychology; Gregory Mercurio, senior vice president of radiation oncology at American Shared Hospital Services and CEO of Precision Radiation Oncology of Rhode Island; Linda Hurley, CEO and president of CODAC Behavioral Healthcare; and Dr. Raj Hazarika, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point32Health Services Inc. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

R.I. health care system needs to be more focused amid federal...

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Every day, a patient worried about getting the care they need calls CODAC Behavioral Healthcare. The nonprofit offers psychiatric and mental health services to some...
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