Tag: R.I. Department of Health
CNE required to maintain Memorial Hospital building as part of closure...
PROVIDENCE — Care New England’s plan to board up the former Memorial Hospital with 750 sheets of plywood and shut off power to the...
Report: R.I. teen immunization rates drop, remain among highest in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s immunization rates for teenagers remain among the highest in the nation, the R.I. Department of Health and the Centers for...
Justice Department, DEA propose reduction of opioid manufacturing quotas
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have proposed reducing controlled substance manufacturing by between 7 and 15 percent in...
CNE, Partners request expedited merger review under Hospital Conversion Act
PROVIDENCE — Care New England’s year-to-date $40 million loss, mostly attributed to the shuttered Memorial Hospital, qualifies as a significant financial hardship according to...
Beane, EOHHS cabinet enjoy community day in Olneyville
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Executive Office of Health & Human Services Secretary Eric J. Beane hosted a community day in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence...
RIDOH: All 25 R.I. public-housing authorities comply with federal anti-smoking rule
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health has recognized all 25 of the state’s public-housing authorities for meeting full state compliance with a new...
Does Rhode Island have right approach on food waste?
Tucked in a residential neighborhood of mostly rural Charlestown is the state’s largest commercial-scale compost-processing facility.
Second-generation Earth Care Farm owner Jayne Merner Senecal, whose...
R.I. receives over $200K in federal funds for water quality monitoring
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island received $201,500 in federal funds to help officials conduct water-quality monitoring and alert beachgoers when conditions are unsafe, Sen. Jack...
Addiction Policy Forum launches web resource to aid Rhode Islanders dealing...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health reports 323 people died of an overdose in 2016, with another 39 so far in 2018 –...
R.I. updates pain-management regulations to curb opioid abuse
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has updated its pain-management regulations to require doctors prescribing opioids to discuss the risks of taking the pain reliever, indicate...
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