Posts Tagged ‘Care New England’
Another kerfuffle where strikers’ rights meet rights of children, elderly, homeowners, drivers
Photo on picket line, Providence City Council social pages Members of SEIU at Butler Hospital have been striking for over a week now, walking on Blackstone Boulevard which has no sidewalks, often crossing back and forth over the one-lane car, one-lane bike land property. Picketing includes signs, shouting, notes for cars to blow their horns…
Read MoreRhode Island Commerce announces new SupplyRI offshore wind Anchor partners
SupplyRI announces 2 new partners to promote local businesses with offshore wind development
Read MoreIn The Arena: Joe Paolino Jr. talks with Dr. Michael Wagner, Care New England
Each week Joe Paolino Jr. talks with leaders in the state of Rhode Island about issues of the day. This week he interviews Dr. Michael Wagner, who has served as President and CEO of Care New England, who has just finished his first year in that position. They talk about a “leave well enough alone”…
Read MoreMemorial Hospital saga continues… Attorney General Neronha steps back in
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Read MoreGetting to no… rejecting the Lifespan, Care New England merger application – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer RI Attorney General nixes merger between Care New England, Lifespan, calling them out for failure to produce an integration plan that detailed the costs and benefits of such a merger. PART One There is a new public health sheriff in town. R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha slammed the door…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Dr. James Fanale, President, Care New England, addresses COVID crisis
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week Paolino talks with Dr. James Fanale, President of Care New England They talk about COVID and its impact on Rhode Island, and the strain on the healthcare and hospital…
Read MoreMerger fever – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer The RI Foundation weighs in with its assessment of the proposed merger of Care New England, Brown and Lifespan — but what is missing? It was big week for news around mergers of health systems in Rhode Island. R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha announced that application under the Hospital…
Read MoreOcean State Job Lot opens Care New England (CNE) Express Care, serving their 850 North Kingstown employees
Ocean State Job Lot opens on-site, on-demand Express Care to provide on-site, on-demand medical care for over 850 employees, day or night Ocean State Job Lot and Care New England open ‘CNE Express Care’ at OSJL Distribution Center to serve 850 employees Partnership demonstrates OSJL’s commitment to the health and well-being of associates Ocean State…
Read MoreRI AG: Vaccinating hospital board members is “neither in conformity with, nor in violation of…”
Photo: Healthcare IT News Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha released a statement of review of the action of Lifespan – and Care New England – to vaccinate over 100 members of its various Board of Directors. Some highlights of the AG’s review are below as well as a link to the 8-page document. What…
Read MoreVisiting loved ones in hospitals/care facilities easier – not uniform
In what was a bit of a surprise, the RI Department of Health briefing on Thursday including a loosening of hospital and nursing home visitation. As much as it was a surprise to the general public, it also took the two major hospital groups by surprise as their website policies haven’t been completely updated, to…
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