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PBN names 2026 Best Places to Work honorees

Economic Activity 04/21/2026

PROVIDENCE – Sixty-eight honorees have been named by Providence Business News for its 2026 Best Places to Work Awards program. Each of the companies and...

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.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Health care panel: Team approach needed to make system fixes

Health Services 04/10/2026

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...

Editor's Choice 04/02/2026

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...

Women & Infants Hospital recognized with inaugural Neighborhood Health accessible care...

Health Services 03/22/2026

PROVIDENCE – Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island has awarded Women & Infants Hospital its first People4Equity designation, a new honor the insurer gives in recognition...

CODAC Behavioral Health Care wins ACAP honor

Health Services 12/21/2025

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...

TRUSTED PARTNERS: Ruben Tejada, left, manager of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Gisselle Valencia, director of human resources, at Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island in Smithfield. Tejada says the company’s customer focus is rooted in cultural competency, language access and community engagement. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Building equity into every layer of care

PBN Award Winners 12/05/2025

PBN 2025 DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION AWARDS Health Care (Large Company): Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island For more than three decades, Neighborhood Health Plan of...

THE ATTENDEES of Providence Business News' 2025 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards Program and Summit on Thursday morning listen to a panel discussion on navigating DEI in a shifting legal landscape. The panel includes, from left, Monika P. Zuluaga, CEO and president of the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce; Tracey G. Wiley, executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Bally's Corp.; Shameem Awan, senior assistant vice president of Amica Mutual Insurance; and moderator Kevin Matta, senior director of people and culture at United Way of Rhode Island. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Right now, courage required to sustain DEI

Economic Activity 12/04/2025

WARWICK – Advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion is being viewed as an increasingly risky proposition in today's political climate, causing many businesses and...

Partnership for R.I. director receives Social Impact Award for community leadership

Nonprofit 11/07/2025

PROVIDENCE – Elizabeth “Liz” Catucci, executive director of Partnership for Rhode Island, was awarded the Social Impact Award at the 8th Annual R.I.S.E. Women’s Leadership Conference...