Tag: RIDOH
RIDOH advises most to seek doctor’s visit, not hospital, for flu...
PROVIDENCE, RI — R.I. Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott is urging Rhode Islanders to consult their doctor before going to the hospital...
Women & Infants’ emergency room earns Level 3 certification in opioid...
PROVIDENCE — Women & Infants Hospital’s Emergency Department has earned Level 3 Certification in opioid treatment, the first in the Levels of Care for Rhode...
Pawtucket officials: RIDOH conditions won’t fully blunt loss of Memorial emergency...
PAWTUCKET — Pawtucket’s state senators say R.I. Department of Health’s conditions on Care New England’s closure of Memorial Hospital’s emergency department don’t fully address...
RIDOH approves CNE closure of Memorial Hospital emergency department
PROVIDENCE — The R.I. Department of Health has approved Care New England’s reverse certificate of need application to close Memorial Hospital’s emergency department, leaving...
RIDOH approves Prime Healthcare’s conversion of Landmark, Rehabilitation Hospital to nonprofits
WOONSOCKET — The R.I. Department of Health has approved Prime Healthcare’s conversion of Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket and Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island...
Report: R.I. ranks 40th for tobacco prevention program funding
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island ranked No. 40 nationwide in funding tobacco use prevention and quitting programs, and will spend less than one percent of...
RIDOH halts emergency, surgery, new patient services at Memorial Hospital
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Department of Health has ordered Memorial Hospital to stop taking new patients, surgeries and emergency services, effective Dec. 1, until...
RIDOH hosting public comment for Memorial Hospital closing
PAWTUCKET - Care New England's application to close Memorial Hospital is filed, and the R.I. Department of Health is holding a meeting Monday night at Lyman...

















