Tag: R.I. Department of Health
Rodent infestation closes North Providence Dollar Tree store
NORTH PROVIDENCE – The Dollar Tree Inc. store at 2052 Smith St. in the town’s Centredale village has temporarily closed after a recent health...
RIDOH highlights ways to address STIs
PROVIDENCE – In observance of National Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Week, the R.I. Department of Health recently highlighted some campaigns and interventions it has...
Is Anchor Medical’s closure spurring action to solve primary care?
The looming closure of Anchor Medical Associates has highlighted a critical dilemma facing Rhode Island’s health system: Tens of thousands of patients are in...
Dr. Angela Caliendo
Health Care Heroes 2025
CAREER ACHIEVER: Dr. Angela Caliendo
Brown Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases executive vice chairperson of medicine
ATTENDING MEDICAL SCHOOL was Dr. Angela Caliendo’s...
McKee, RIDOH announce grant funding to boost primary care training capacity
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Health recently announced the state will make up to $90,000 in grant funding...
CDC terminates $31M in federal grants to RIDOH
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has canceled about $31 million in grant funding allocated to the R.I. Department of...
Asbestos removal trainer sentenced for falsifying certifications
PROVIDENCE – The owner of a Rhode Island-based asbestos abatement training center has been sentenced to two years probation after admitting to a federal...
McKee, RIDOH highlight need for investment in primary health care workers
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and Dr. Jerome Larkin, director of the R.I. Department of Health, were recently joined by health care workers...
PRIMARY DUTIES: Nurse practitioners playing bigger role as doctors disappear
Erica Ogni’s workday starts early and is chock full, with as many as two dozen patients trooping through her exam room at South County...
RIDOH map of drinking-water pipes helps residents see if they’re made...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health has launched a new interactive map of drinking-water service lines, or pipes, as part of its process...
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