Posts Tagged ‘ConvergenceRI’
Will $1.1 billion be enough to rescue RI? – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo by Mike Cohea, used with permission – The harvest moon rising above the Newport Bridge. Despite the “largesse” of unspent federal funds, the state may soon be forced to operate under triage, as the safety net frays and community systems break down Years ago, a TV producer working…
Read MoreDigital news media takes its place – and holds it. ConvergenceRI at 8 years – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer This week, ConvergenceRI will begin its ninth year of publishing a digital news platform since it launched on Sept. 23, 2013, covering the convergence of health, science, innovation, technology, research, and education in Rhode Island. ConvergenceRI has proven its value and its staying power in a disrupted news landscape…
Read MoreRI Health Care Assoc: Nursing homes chronically under-funded by state – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Nursing homes are facing a financial crunch Photo: John E. Gage, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Health Care Association It was just his fourth day on the job when John E. Gage, the new president and CEO of the Rhode Island Health Care Association, sat down to talk with…
Read MoreJohn Tassoni’s RecoveryTV RI debuts in National Recovery Month – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Hosted by John Tassoni, Jr., the program seeks to create a broader audience for conversations around recovery in Rhode Island John Tassoni, Jr., with a distinctive voice schooled in the Rhode Island vernacular, is launching a new endeavor, serving as the host of RecoveryTV RI, with the first show slated to…
Read MoreCreating the on-ramp for better jobs and lives at the Genesis Center – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI – contributing writer Genesis Center provides job training and wraparound services, including daycare and language learning, to help community residents find a pathway toward success Photo: Shannon Carroll, executive director of the Genesis Center There has been a rash of good publicity with the opening of the new Genesis Center restaurant,…
Read MoreQ & A with Patrick Tigue, RI’s Health Insurance Commissioner – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: OHIC Commissioner Patrick Tigue Part One (Part Two follows…) The day before ConvergenceRI was scheduled to sit down for a lengthy, one-on-one interview with Patrick Tigue, the R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner, OHIC published a remarkable 25-page working paper on the proposed merger of Care New England and Lifespan…
Read MoreProvidence Resiliency Partnership – infrastructure and climate change – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo: Photograph by Mike Cohea, The Independent Man atop the Rhode Island State House framed by a reddened sun, tinted by the smoke from forest fires in the American West. This summer, the ominous signs of climate change threats have become harder to ignore or deny. Every day, it seems, brings…
Read MoreNeglect in Rhode Island’s behavioral health facilities – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo: Karen Rathbun, vice president of administrative services at Community Care Alliance in Woonsocket, points to a hole in the wall with insulation pouring out, caused by water damage from a leak in the roof identified in 2017 but never repaired by the state, leading to unhealthy conditions, including black mold,…
Read MoreProvidence schools: Everything is broken – 2 years ago – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Angelica Infante-Green, right, commissioner of Rhode Island schools, opens a listening session at Hope High School with an extended monologue, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, left, spoke first. Editor’s Note: In July of 2019, before the pandemic, and after the scathing report on Providence schools, and with a new…
Read MoreRI’s Anya Rader Wallack goes to Vermont, with astute insights on healthcare – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Brown University, Public Health Anya Rader Wallack is returning to Vermont after a six-year stint in Rhode Island; she offers her astute insights on the state of the health care industry Rhode Island is losing one of its more valuable players in the public health arena, with the…
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