Tag: Sheldon Whitehouse
Woonsocket FD receives $1.5M in federal grant to increase staff
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Fire Department received $1.5 million in federal funding to recruit, hire, train and retain additional firefighters, U.S. Sens. Jack F....
ACA reform stalls as GOP takes second shot at repeal
PROVIDENCE — HealthSource RI Executive Director Zach Sherman’s hopes for health insurance market-stabilizing legislation were dashed Tuesday when U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor &...
Whitehouse co-sponsors Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ single-payer health plan
PROVIDENCE - Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., has backed Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and his “Medicare for All” single-payer health care reform while continuing to explore...
PCHC moves to larger facility to meet growing demand
Providence Community Health Centers Inc. has traded its Chad Brown Street location for a larger 1 Randall Square facility in Providence to meet growing...
Whitehouse warns hospital consolidation could hurt innovation, economy
PROVIDENCE – As U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse spoke to Lifespan researchers celebrating a $10 million stem cell biology research grant Aug. 29, he warned...
R.I. receives $8M in federal disaster preparedness funds
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island will receive $7,911,775 in federal national preparedness funds to bolster its disaster preparedness and emergency response capabilities, U.S. Sens. Jack...
R.I. delegation announces $1.85M for Woonsocket’s Head Start program
PROVIDENCE – Nearly $1.85 million in federal funding has been allotted to expand access to early-childhood education and comprehensive services for children and families...
Lifespan announces $10M Phase II COBRE grant
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Cancer Institute researcher Dr. Peter Quesenberry and his team announced Tuesday a $10 million, five-year Phase II Centers of Biomedical Research...
Warwick sewer facility finishes upgrades
WARWICK – The Warwick Sewer Authority and it partners celebrated the completion of its facility treatment upgrades Thursday.
The event heralded the successful completion of...
R.I. congressional delegation announces $26M in federal Medicare labor cost aid
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island will receive approximately $26 million in additional federal Medicare payments following the renewal of the “wage index” adjustment by the...
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