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Fatima Hospital, Roger Williams Medical Center owner must pay vendors $17M,...

PROVIDENCE – Prospect Medical Holdings, which owns two struggling Rhode Island hospitals, must pay more than $17 million to vendors within 10 days, Providence...

California company acquires 60% interest in 3 R.I. radiology clinics

PROVIDENCE – A California company has acquired 60% controlling interest in three Rhode Island radiology clinics.  San Francisco-based American Shared Hospital Services on May 9...
NOT SOLD: Lynn Blais, a nurse at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence and president of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals, is skeptical of The Centurion Foundation Inc.’s acquisition plan. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Handle with care: Fate of hospitals in balance as regulators review...

Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. was seen as a hero a decade ago, swooping in to prop up the struggling Roger Williams Medical Center in...
HELP NEEDED: Nurse and union president Lynn Blais, outside Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. Her union, the United Nurses and Allied Professionals, opposes the only proposal to purchase the struggling hospital. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

To grow, struggling hospitals need more help from state

A decade ago, Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. was seen as a potential savior for two struggling Rhode Island hospitals. Today, Roger Williams Medical Center in...

Would a 2nd medical school in R.I. be worth it?

Some state lawmakers are floating the idea of establishing a state medical school that would be a more-affordable alternative to Brown University and might ease persistent...
JAMES S. BENNETT has been named R.I. Commerce Corp.'s new president and chief operating officer. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE MAYOR'S OFFICE

R.I. Commerce names Bennett new president

PROVIDENCE – The city’s former economic development director will now lead R.I. Commerce Corp. James S. Bennett, who led Providence’s economic development from 2011 through...

Employees at odds over sale of 2 R.I. hospitals during second...

PROVIDENCE – Disagreements among employees at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital on The Centurion Foundation’s proposal to purchase the...

Are you concerned about the viability of financially ailing Our Lady...

The first of two public comment sessions on The Centurion Foundation’s proposal to purchase two hospitals from Prospect Medical Holdings was held March 19. The...
HEALTH CARE workers, union representatives, executives and members of the public gathered to voice their opinions on The Centurion Foundation’s proposal to purchase two hospitals from Prospect Medical Holdings and establish a nonprofit health system during a meeting Tuesday. / COURTESY OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL.

Proposed sale of 2 R.I. hospitals draws support, concern at first...

PROVIDENCE – Health care workers, union representatives, executives and members of the public Tuesday weighed in on The Centurion Foundation’s proposal to purchase two...

Health care union opposes Centurion’s proposed purchase of CharterCARE

PROVIDENCE – United Nurses and Allied Professionals, a union representing almost 1,000 employees at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Roger Williams Medical Center and...
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