Tag: Womazetta Jones
Charest nominated to be next Executive Office of Health and Human...
PROVIDENCE – Richard Charest, the current director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, was appointed by Gov. Daniel J....
EOHHS names Medicaid program director
PROVIDENCE – Kristin Pono Sousa, Rhode Island’s interim Medicaid program director since December of 2021, has been appointed to fill the position permanently.
Sousa will...
McKee makes $19M in ARPA funding available for state child care...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has made $19 million in American Rescue Plan Act money available to support the funding of early educator...
Cimini named R.I. Office of Healthy Aging director; DiCenso to chair...
PROVIDENCE – A former state representative has been tapped to lead the R.I. Office of Healthy Aging, while a longtime educator will now chair...
Executive Office of Health & Human Services Secretary Jones stepping down
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee said on Monday that R.I. Executive Office of Health & Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones will be stepping...
McKee announces $5.5M in ARPA funding for Early Intervention providers
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee continues to roll out grant programs aimed at aiding the state's neediest sectors from the $119 million in...
State offering $7.5M in grants for pediatricians impacted by pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services are providing $7.5 million in federal relief dollars...
‘Egregious behavior’ leads to $600K fine by R.I. officials against MTM
CRANSTON – In the aftermath of a crash that took the life of a Coventry woman in late November involving an allegedly drunk driver...
$3.6M in state CARES Act funds distributed to 9 early-intervention providers
PROVIDENCE – About $3.6 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funds will be distributed to nine early-intervention providers across Rhode Island,...
BHDDH seeks separate license for forensic psychiatric facility
CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals has announced plans to seek a separate license for a 52-bed forensic...
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