Tag: Rhode Island Hospital
Coronavirus preparations at R.I. hospitals kick into high gear
Normally more than 90% full, Rhode Island Hospital’s occupancy rate in late March dipped to about 75%. The 247-bed The Miriam Hospital had more...
Rhode Island Hospital plans to open coronavirus screening tent at ER...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Hospital plans to open a tent outside its emergency room entrance to screen patients for respiratory symptoms, Lifespan Corp., the...
New Alzheimer’s drug trial at R.I. Hospital a source of comfort...
Brightly colored images of a patient’s brain, taken with a specialized scan, glow on Dr. Jonathan Drake’s computer screen as he points out deposits...
Warwick man pushes lawmakers to fund new drugs to fight antibiotic-resistant...
PROVIDENCE – Eric Molloy was shocked at his mother’s sudden death. He remembers the date – Nov. 12, 2018 – and describes each day...
Rhode Island Hospital a top enroller in leading stroke study
PROVIDENCE – At 80 participants, Rhode Island Hospital logged the third-highest number of patients in an international study of an experimental drug designed to...
Lifespan enhances flu precautions at hospitals, clinics
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. says it is ramping up precautions against the flu by screening hospital visitors and patients with respiratory symptoms who go...
AIDS Project Rhode Island to honor well-known activist, volunteer
PROVIDENCE – A well-known activist and philanthropist is to receive a posthumous honor from the AIDS Project Rhode Island this week. The late Carl John...
Lifespan signs letter of intent to join with Coastal Medical
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. announced Feb. 6 that it is in the process of affiliating with Coastal Medical Inc. The two health care organizations have...
R.I. Hospital-led researchers use devices to test street drugs for fentanyl
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island Hospital opioid expert is leading a study that has found that using two separate methods to check for fentanyl...
Hospitals balk at proposals in Raimondo’s budget plan
Hospitals in Rhode Island stand to lose more than $17 million in state money and millions more in matching federal funds if a proposed...
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