Tag: Providence VA Medical Center
Hospital Association of Rhode Island recognizes 9 ‘Hospital Heroes’
PROVIDENCE – Nine employees from the Hospital Association of Rhode Island’s member hospitals were named “heroes” recently for their job performance and dedication to...
Providence VA Medical nurse admits to fraudulently obtaining opioid prescriptions
PROVIDENCE – A Providence VA Medical Center nurse pleaded guilty in federal court on Dec. 7 to charges that he fraudulently obtained and tampered...
Resnik awarded $600K for research study on female veteran amputees
PROVIDENCE – Linda Resnik, a research scientist at the Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology at the Providence VA Medical Center, has been awarded nearly...
Organ donor advocacy group honors nine local hospitals for donation support
PROVIDENCE – The Workplace Partnership for Life has recognized nine local hospitals for their efforts supporting enrollment in organ and tissue donation registries.
The organization,...
Providence VBA and PVAMC to host joint veterans town hall meeting
PROVIDENCE – The Providence VA Medical Center and the Veterans Benefits Administration's Providence Regional Office are hosting a joint veterans town hall meeting from...
Five Questions With: Dr. Carla Moreira
Dr. Carla Moreira, a native of Cape Verde, spent much of her life growing up in Rhode Island. She is a graduate of the...
First study of hybrid low-current stimulation virtual reality PTSD treatment seeks...
PROVIDENCE — Scientists and physicians at the Providence VA Medical Center and Brown University are investigating whether small amounts of electricity applied to the...
Report: Providence VA Medical Center R.I.’s leader in LGBTQ health care...
PROVIDENCE – Providence VA Medical Center earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Healthcare Equality Index 2018, the only hospital in the...
Prosthetics businesses getting creative to grow ‘tiny’ industry
Jonathan Teoli is the third-generation owner of Rhode Island Limb Co. His grandfather purchased the business decades ago after returning from the Pacific theater...
Providence VA Medical Center opens wellness center
PROVIDENCE – The Providence VA Medical Center announced the opening of its new Integrative Health and Wellness Center, effective July 6.
“The new center will...