Tag: Rhode Island Hospital
With 2,300 openings, Lifespan turns to employees for help with recruitment
PROVIDENCE – A 30-second video shows registered nurse Romell Taylor as she walks the halls of the medical surgery oncology unit at The Miriam...
Five Questions With: Julie Principe
Julie Principe, a longtime registered nurse and administrator with Lifespan Corp., began 2022 in a new position. Effective Jan. 1, Principe was promoted to the...
Five Questions With: Dr. Cheston B. Cunha
Dr. Cheston B. Cunha leads the effort against antibiotic-resistant infections at Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals. Both facilities were recently designated as Antimicrobial...
Lifespan CEO pens open letter on staffing shortages
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. is dealing with unprecedented staffing shortages, forcing the state’s largest health care network to retool some procedures in its intensive...
R.I. Hospital tightens visitation to 3-hour window amid COVID-19 surge
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp., the state's largest hospital system, announced on Wednesday that it's tightening visitation policies, limiting visitors for inpatients at Rhode Island...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 15K, with 30 new deaths, since...
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 15,214 from Dec. 30 through Monday, with 30 new deaths, the R.I. Department...
Amid COVID-19 surge, Westerly Hospital restricts visitors, with limited exceptions
WESTERLY – Amid record-high COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island, Westerly Hospital announced this week that it will not allow visitation to hospitalized patients, except...
Five Questions With: Dr. Marcella R. Aquino
Dr. Marcella R. Aquino, an allergist and immunologist at Hasbro Children’s and Rhode Island hospitals, is leading a two-year study titled “Multi-level Contributing Factors...
Lifespan to require COVID vaccination proof or test for visitors
PROVIDENCE – People visiting patients at Lifespan Corp. health care facilities, such as Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital, will be required to...
The Miriam, Rhode Island hospitals honored for work on antimicrobial resistance
PROVIDENCE – Based on their efforts to limit the overuse of antibiotics and deter antimicrobial resistance, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital have...