Tag: RIDOH
Neronha, RIDOH move forward with Centurion’s proposed purchase of CharterCARE
PROVIDENCE – After getting delayed twice because of incomplete applications, The Centurion Foundation’s attempt to purchase CharterCARE Health Partners from Prospect Medical Holdings is...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 518 last week, with 5 deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 518, with five deaths, from Oct. 8-14, the R.I. Department of Health said...
R.I. Public Health Institute receives $10M federal grant
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Health Institute has received $10 million in federal funding for long-term projects focused on providing primary and behavioral...
Nursing home chain owners charged with stealing $83M in Medicaid money
PROVIDENCE – The owners of a Centers Health Care were charged on Wednesday in a massive fraud scheme that allegedly siphoned off $83 million...
2 Rhode Island nursing homes file for receivership, citing ‘inability to...
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island nursing homes have filed for receivership, declaring their “inability to pay debts as they come due.”
However, neither residents nor...
McDonald leaving R.I. Department of Health July 29
PROVIDENCE – Less than six months after the former longtime leader of the state agency resigned, the interim director of the R.I. Department of...
Rhode Island accepting applications for safe injection sites
PROVIDENCE – After Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed legislation authorizing the establishment of a two-year pilot program in early July 2021, making Rhode Island...
RIDOH proposes regulation update allowing unvaccinated health care workers
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health announced on Thursday that it's proposing new regulations that would allow health care workers who are not...
R.I. considers relaxing law on homemade food
A home-based bakery seemed to make perfect sense to Portsmouth resident Kara Donovan. Friends and family had already asked to buy her creations, and...
Only 1,432 at-home COVID tests reported to RIDOH this year
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's government distributed 1 million at-home COVID-19 test kits to state residents in a matter of a month earlier this year,...