Tag: Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital researcher launches study into postoperative brain health
PROVIDENCE – A study on post-surgery brain health and a possible link to illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease is now enrolling participants at Rhode...
Rhode Island Hospital researcher honored for cancer work
PROVIDENCE – A Lifespan Corp. cancer researcher whose work in molecular neuroscience earned a nearly $4 million grant for studying how epigenetics impact a...
Group treatment programs adapt to keep the dialogue going
Never again will Randi Beranbaum take for granted the simple act of weighing one of her patients.
“Blind” weigh-ins – in which someone steps on...
Weingart named president of Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Saul N. Weingart has been appointed president of Rhode Island Hospital as well as Hasbro Children’s Hospital, effective immediately, Lifespan Corp....
2 R.I. hospitals earn ‘A,’ 3 earn ‘B’ and 2 earn...
PROVIDENCE – Two hospitals in Rhode Island have earned “A” grades from national watchdog The Leapfrog Group in its fall 2020 safety ratings.
Landmark Medical...
A crucial crossroads for R.I.’s hospitals
Rhode Island’s health care system is on the cusp of unprecedented changes in 2021.
COVID-19 buffeted the financial health of the state’s not-for-profit hospitals. Care...
Hospital doc receives first COVID-19 vaccine in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A city hospital doctor became the first person in Rhode Island to receive a coronavirus vaccine on Monday.
Dr. Christian Arbelaez, a...
Cancer patients finding costs are overwhelming
Barbara Baker went to Rhode Island Hospital in 2017 for a routine colonoscopy and was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer.
“I had to put...
R.I.’s ‘she-cession’: Pandemic knocks many women out of workforce, and some...
After a three-month maternity leave, Jill Boni was eager to return to her job as director of Bright Start Academy, a Smithfield preschool.
That never...
Rhode Island Medical Society announces 2020-2021 leadership
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Medical Society has announced new leadership for 2020-2021, including its president, president-elect and vice president.
Dr. Catherine Cummings, an emergency...
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