Tag: R.I. Department of Health
Six years in, RIF innovation fellows’ impact unclear as they fight...
Six years ago, the Rhode Island Foundation announced it was accepting applications for something called an innovation fellowship. The program, funded by local philanthropists...
Hospital demand falls, industry groups differ on whether to embrace trend
Officials and an expert analysis agree Rhode Island has a hospital-bed surplus coupled with a trend toward diminishing demand for inpatient services, but local...
Report: R.I. ranks 40th for tobacco prevention program funding
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island ranked No. 40 nationwide in funding tobacco use prevention and quitting programs, and will spend less than one percent of...
UNAP lawsuit seeks to halt Memorial closure, appoint special master
PROVIDENCE – United Nurses and Allied Professionals Local 5082 filed a lawsuit in Superior Court Dec. 7 seeking a special master to oversee Care New...
Providence offers substance addiction referrals at fire stations
PROVIDENCE — The city of Providence will establish 12 fire stations as 24/7 centers providing referrals for treatment and support for substance based addiction...
RIDOH schedules public-comment meeting on Memorial Hospital closure
PAWTUCKET – The R.I. Department of Health tonight is hosting a second meeting to hear public comment on Care New England’s planned shuttering of...
RIDOH announces R.I. HIV benchmark on World AIDS Day
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health announced Rhode Island has met the first target of the 90-90-90 initiative, a global effort at ensuring...
Guiding patients on use of medical marijuana
When William Cotton’s mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1988 she used recreational marijuana.
A few years later she quit, and Cotton watched her...
RIDOH halts emergency, surgery, new patient services at Memorial Hospital
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Department of Health has ordered Memorial Hospital to stop taking new patients, surgeries and emergency services, effective Dec. 1, until...
RIDOH hosting public comment for Memorial Hospital closing
PAWTUCKET - Care New England's application to close Memorial Hospital is filed, and the R.I. Department of Health is holding a meeting Monday night at Lyman...
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