Tag: South County Hospital
BCBS names area hospitals as Blue Distinction Centers
PROVIDENCE — The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has named several area hospitals as Blue Distinction Centers for five areas of specialty care as...
Communities implement MHFA training to address mental distress
Mental Health First Aid, a training program created in Australia in 2001 by Betty Kitchener, a nurse specializing in health education, and Anthony Jorm,...
CMS.gov rates South County Hospital R.I.’s sole 5-star institution
WAKEFIELD — South County Hospital earned a five-star rating in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating this month,...
Hospital demand falls, industry groups differ on whether to embrace trend
Officials and an expert analysis agree Rhode Island has a hospital-bed surplus coupled with a trend toward diminishing demand for inpatient services, but local...
Local hospitals receive high-performance ratings from U.S. News
PROVIDENCE – U.S. News and World Report released its Best Hospitals rankings last week, with three hospitals in the region assigned specific ranks. In...
RIC offers classes for area RNs at Westerly Education Center
WESTERLY - Rhode Island College will ease the process of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in nursing for registered nurses by partnering with Westerly Education...
South County Health’s diagnostic imaging capabilities improved with new MRI unit
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Health announced it has installed a new Siemans Magnetom Aera magnetic resonance imaging unit late last month.
According to Lenore...
South County Hospital earns top rankings for quality and patient experience
Updated at 2:10 p.m.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Hospital is one of only 19 hospitals in the United States to receive the highest score...
Discussions underway between Yale New Haven Health System, South County Hospital
PROVIDENCE – Preliminary discussions are underway between Yale New Haven Health System in New Haven, Conn., and South County Hospital, Rhode Island’s only independent...
Four R.I. hospitals receive A grades in Leapfrog safety grade report
Four out of nine Rhode Island hospitals received the highest grade of A in the Leapfrog Spring 2017 Hospital Safety Grade report released Wednesday.
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