Tag: R.I. Department of Health
Neronha, R.I. Foundation accepting applications for youth dental grants
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Foundation recently announced they are accepting proposals for future grant awards from $10...
Dentists: R.I. insurer’s effort to help sector falls short
Delta Dental of Rhode Island’s new student loan repayment program has stirred up ongoing debates over the causes of a dentist shortage in the...
Warwick doctor fined $1,100 for performing laser surgery on wrong eye
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health has reprimanded and fined a Warwick doctor $1,100 for performing a laser procedure on the patient’s wrong...
Neronha announces new, revised conditions on sale of Roger Williams Medical...
PROVIDENCE – As the potential new owner of two safety net hospitals struggles to raise funds needed to close the sale, Attorney General Peter...
Room for one more? R.I. hospice agencies push back against Pathways’...
CRANSTON – Pathways Healthcare LLC is looking to establish a new hospice provider agency in Rhode Island.
However, existing Ocean State hospice providers are...
R.I. cannabis regulators put pause on new hemp retailer licenses
Ten applicants seeking retail hemp licenses may have to wait until next March or longer after the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission paused issuing new...
Nurse’s license suspended, deemed ‘danger to the public’ for being drunk...
PROVIDENCE – A nurse’s license was summarily suspended on July 17 after the R.I. Department of Health found the nurse would be “an immediate...
Questions for a doctor? These walkers gladly trek 2 miles to...
Jay Mendes had become very familiar with the waiting room at The Miriam Hospital’s Men’s Health Center in Providence after going to countless appointments...
RIDOH launches campaign to spotlight men’s mental health
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health recently launched a statewide campaign called “You Good, Man?” to help raise awareness and prevent suicide among...
Three years, $98M later state-of-the-art public health lab nears completion
The governor of Rhode Island, a handful of state scientists, and a flock of reporters walked into an unfinished building in Providence Tuesday.
Donning hard...
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