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3 R.I. Hospitals earn ‘A’ grade in spring 2026 Leapfrog ratings

Health Services 05/14/2026

PROVIDENCE – Three out of nine Rhode Island hospitals received an “A” grade in The Leapfrog Group's Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grade State Rankings. The national nonprofit gave...

THE RESPONDERS:  Jeffrey Liebman, left, CEO of CharterCARE Health of Rhode Island, and Ben Mingle, chairman and CEO of The Centurion Foundation, are leading the effort to revive Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

TO THE RESCUE? Centurion’s effort to save 2 safety-net hospitals just...

Cover Story 05/08/2026

As a nurse of three years in Roger Williams Medical Center’s Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Joanna Sanzone has supported patients facing harrowing diagnoses...

OPTIMISTIC: Lynn Blais, a registered nurse and president of United Nurses & Allied Professionals, said she is “cautiously optimistic” that new nonprofit owners can turn around the struggling Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Clock ticking again on plan to save ailing hospitals

Editorial and Op-Ed 05/08/2026

An underfunded, overloaded state health system breathed a sigh of relief in March when a buyer saved Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger...

FASTER ACTION: Dr. Ana Tuya Fulton, center, chief population health officer at Care New England Health System, says she’s thankful state leaders are working on longer-term solutions for its health care problems, but there needs to be some quick wins, too. Fulton is a panelist at Providence Business News’ Health Care Summit on April 2, along with state Sen. Pamela Lauria, a nurse practitioner, left, and Dr. Raj Hazarika, vice president and chief medical officer of commercial products at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England Inc.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Summit panelists: R.I. trying to chip away at the many health...

Health Services 04/10/2026

When primary care nurse practitioner and state Sen. Pamela Lauria, D-Bristol, sees patients with urgent symptoms, she finds that a potential medical emergency isn’t...

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...

Rhode Island rises to occasion for hospitals deal

Editorial and Op-Ed 04/10/2026

There are few things more fundamental to the health of our state, our communities and our residents than having a network of quality, accessible...

Does Rhode Island need a multiyear primary care transformation plan with...

Government 04/03/2026

The Centurion Foundation’s recent purchase of financially ailing Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital has at least for now averted...

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...