Tag: The Miriam Hospital
Cancer patients finding costs are overwhelming
Barbara Baker went to Rhode Island Hospital in 2017 for a routine colonoscopy and was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer.
“I had to put...
Rhode Island Medical Society announces 2020-2021 leadership
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Medical Society has announced new leadership for 2020-2021, including its president, president-elect and vice president.
Dr. Catherine Cummings, an emergency...
Bariatric surgery benefits both patients and hospitals
Bariatric surgery options are expanding in Rhode Island, but practitioners say that many more people could benefit from the weight-reduction procedures than actually seek...
The Miriam honored for reducing patient falls with use of monitoring...
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital has been recognized for dramatically reducing the number of patients who fall during their hospital stay.
AvaSure, a Michigan-based patient-monitoring...
Schwengel named president of Southern New England American Heart Association board
DR. ROBERT H. SCHWENGEL was named president of the Southern New England American Heart Association board. Schwengel, who has served on the board for...
Lifespan recruits volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial via new digital campaign
PROVIDENCE – As part of Lifespan Corp.’s effort to support a federal push toward developing a COVID-19 vaccine, the health system has launched a...
Lifespan, CNE move toward merger, leaving many to wonder about side...
For decades, Rhode Island’s two largest hospital systems have been rivals, each enduring similar financial pressures on their own in a small but competitive...
Diver, R.I. firm create life-saving oxygen hood
Middletown-based diving contractor Michael Lombardi is used to solving challenges underwater, immersed in 500 feet of ocean water or a shallow sewer in places...
U.S. News ranks The Miriam Hospital No.1 in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital was named the best hospital in Rhode Island and the Providence metropolitan area in U.S. News & World Report’s...
Hospitals see benefits of adding telemedicine
Christopher Cowan has left his house only twice since COVID-19 hit the U.S. in March.
The North Stonington, Conn., resident has serious underlying conditions that...
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