Tag: South County Hospital
PBN’s most-read stories of 2023
From multimillion-dollar home sales across the state to high-profile and sometimes controversial real estate developments, corporate leadership shakeups and layoffs, to a sudden bridge...
Landmark is 39th in U.S. ranking of socially responsible hospitals
WOONSOCKET – Landmark Medical Center has been ranked No. 39 among the most socially responsible hospitals in the United States by the Lown Institute,...
Three R.I. hospitals earn ‘A’ grade, 4 others get ‘B’ from...
PROVIDENCE – Three hospitals in Rhode Island have earned an “A” grade, while four others received a “B” and two more a “C” from...
A maskless step toward normalcy
As hospitals across the state make masks optional for patients and staff for the first time in three years, health care leaders feel confident...
Report: Nonprofit hospitals not paying their ‘fair share’ to the community
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island nonprofit hospitals are falling short on their investments in the community, according to a new report by the Lown Institute.
The...
South County Hospital cancer program earns accreditation
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The cancer program at South County Hospital, which is part of South County Health, has earned three-year national accreditation from the...
Kent Hospital earns redesignation as Baby-Friendly facility
WARWICK – Kent County Memorial Hospital was recently redesignated as a Baby-Friendly Birth Facility by Baby-Friendly USA Inc.
The distinction is awarded to facilities that...
Three R.I. hospitals earn ‘A’ grade, 4 others get ‘B’ from...
PROVIDENCE – Three hospitals in Rhode Island have earned an “A” grade, while four others received a “B” and two more a “C” from...
South County Hospital parking expansion plans hit roadblock
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A proposal by South County Hospital to turn the publicly owned, 4-acre Town Farm Park into additional parking spaces recently hit...
7 R.I. hospitals recognized for ‘billing ethics’
PROVIDENCE – Seven Rhode Island hospitals were recognized among the list of 2022 “best hospitals and surgery centers for billing ethics” compiled by Money...