Tag: R.I. Department of Health
RIDOH launches RI Rental Registry public database
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health recently announced it has launched a public database called the RI Rental Registry.
Residents can use the database...
Report: RIDOH eyes former Pawtucket hospital for temporary homeless shelter
PAWTUCKET – Plans are in the works to convert the former Memorial Hospital into a temporary homeless shelter, WJAR-TV NBC 10 reported Friday.
Both the...
Vape shops begin to fade with flavor ban in place
Cinnamon fireball was among the many flavors at White Horse Vapor that Eugene DiSarro tried when he decided to stop smoking cigarettes for good...
Federal bankruptcy court approves sale of Prospect’s R.I. hospitals
PROVIDENCE – The sale of Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.’s two Rhode Island hospitals cleared a crucial hurdle Wednesday, earning approval from a federal bankruptcy...
Divided views on for-profit company buying R.I. nursing homes
Two struggling skilled nursing facilities are on track to be sold to a Massachusetts-based company, reigniting the debate over whether businesses looking to maximize...
‘Second-degree’ nursing programs are in demand
Rhode Island is facing a growing crisis – nursing shortages.
In fact, a 2021 report by the R.I. Department of Health suggested that almost 3,000...
Jacobson receives 2025 Generation Rx Award of Excellence
ANITA JACOBSON, a clinical professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, recently received the 2025 Generation Rx Award of Excellence from...
Kingston Center closes amid plans to transition ownership
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A 55-bed skilled nursing facility in the West Kingston section of town closed earlier this month as it was in the...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank awards $638K for water systems in 3 communities
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has awarded $638,000 in grant funding to small water systems in Newport, Scituate and Little Compton to...
R.I. health care leaders urge federal bankruptcy judge to expedite sale...
An assortment of Rhode Island’s hospital leaders banded together Jan.22 in pleading for a federal bankruptcy judge to expedite approval of the sale of...
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