Tag: Michael Wagner
CNE leadership: Primary care access, intra-system expansion top of mind
PROVIDENCE – In a turbulent statewide and national health care landscape, Care New England Health System leadership is focused on a strong primary and...
Mass. hospital administrator appointed president at Kent Hospital
WARWICK – A Massachusetts health care administrator with more than two decades of leadership experience has been named president and chief operating officer of...
Health systems in Providence, New Bedford named to Forbes’ best U.S....
PROVIDENCE – Care New England Health System, Brown University Health and Southcoast Health System were recognized among Forbes’ annual “America's Best Employers by State” ranking.
The publication ranked Care New...
Sullivan stepping down as leader of Women & Infants Hospital
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Shannon Sullivan is stepping down as president and chief operating officer of Women & Infants Hospital.
Sullivan, who has led Women &...
You say ‘movement.’ We say ‘ultimatum.’ Butler Hospital strike drags on
Butler Hospital’s unionized workforce declared Tuesday that they made “movement” on wages and health plan costs to hospital owner Care New England during hours...
Striking Butler Hospital employees launch 30-hour sit-in
PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of unionized Butler Hospital employees began a 30-hour sit-in Thursday protesting the lack of progress in an ongoing strike that is...
R.I. health care leaders urge federal bankruptcy judge to expedite sale...
An assortment of Rhode Island’s hospital leaders banded together Jan.22 in pleading for a federal bankruptcy judge to expedite approval of the sale of...
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...
Workforce challenges in health care
One of the biggest takeaways from PBN’s recent Fall Health Care Summit is that providers are still struggling to deal with a shortage of...
PBN summit panelists: AI could improve aspects of R.I.’s health care...
WARWICK – While Rhode Island’s health care industry is bouncing back after an “incredibly difficult” year in 2022, providers still have a long way...


















