Tag: Roger Williams Medical Center
Childhood friends freshen up flannels to create wildly, witty fashion
The COVID-19 pandemic offered Jordan Bedard and Alyssa Christiansen a chance to spend time together in their Scituate hometown after years of long-distance friendship.
Now...
3 R.I. hospitals earn ‘A’ safety grade, 4 others get ‘C’...
PROVIDENCE – Three hospitals in Rhode Island have earned an “A” grade, while four others received a “C” from a national watchdog organization that...
Registered nurses at Roger Williams Medical Center vote to join union
PROVIDENCE – Registered nurses at Roger Williams Medical Center voted last week by a 2-1 margin to join the United Nurses and Allied Professionals,...
Zeltzer appointed CEO of Hattie Ide Chaffee Home in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE – A new CEO with expertise in caring for people with dementia is settling in at one of the top-ranked nursing homes...
Five Questions With: Dr. Ponnandai S. Somasundar
Dr. Ponnandai S. Somasundar, a cancer surgeon, was promoted to chief of Roger Williams Medical Center’s oncology surgery division last month. Somasundar, who also...
CharterCARE adopts digital CPR training program
PROVIDENCE – Doctors and health care providers at CharterCARE Health Partners now have access to innovative CPR training.
CharterCARE has enrolled nearly 2,000 staff members...
CharterCARE hospitals tighten visitor rules due to COVID-19 resurgence
PROVIDENCE – Tighter visitor restrictions have been implemented at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in response to rising COVID-19 ...
Five Questions With: Nancy Gaucher-Thomas
Nancy Gaucher-Thomas has served as president of the Providence Art Club the last three years. She is also founder and president emerita for the...
Neronha OKs Prospect hospital plan with $80M escrow provision
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has given the go-ahead for an ownership change of two Rhode Island hospitals owned by Prospect Medical...
DOUBLE DUTY: Should R.I.’s citizen legislature become a full-time body?
Every year, Rhode Island’s 113-member citizen legislature has plenty to pack into a six-month session. This year has been no different.
Major issues debated include...