Tag: R.I. Department of Health
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...
Legislators concerned about fate of Roger Williams, Fatima in wake of...
PROVIDENCE – Several lawmakers in the R.I. House of Representatives are raising concerns about the fate of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady...
RIDOH releases top baby names in R.I. in 2024
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health recently shared its preliminary lists of the most popular female and male baby names in Rhode Island...
Report: Overdose deaths falling in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Overdose deaths are falling in Rhode Island, according to new data from the R.I. Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force.
The task force...
R.I.’s new chief medical examiner looks to staff up, restore full...
The hiring of two permanent assistant medical examiners is among the top priorities of Rhode Island’s new chief medical examiner, who has been on...
The Miriam Hospital gains approval for $125M renovation
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital recently announced it received Certificate of Need approval for a $125 million renovation project.
The approval comes on the recommendation...
FALLING SHORT: Projected $330M deficit has General Assembly prepping for belt-tightening
For Rhode Island legislators, what’s old is new again.
After three years of surpluses, state budget officials are now projecting that the government is facing...
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