Posts Tagged ‘ConvergenceRI’
OrthoRI moves ahead with new facility opening in Warwick
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer, health Photo: OrthoRI, the new facility at 300 Crossings in Warwick will feature same-day ambulatory surgery. On March 1, 2021, Ortho RI is scheduled to open its new 66,000-square-foot facility at 300 Crossings, a major step forward for the non-hospital-centric orthopedic practice, the largest orthopedic group practice in…
Read MoreHow Rhode Islanders see themselves, during a time of COVID
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer on health Photo: Kim Keck, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI, talking at the virtual event for the RI Life Index. The second annual RI Life Index offers a lens showing how Rhode Islanders perceive their lives, based on health, housing, economic and educational opportunities,…
Read MoreMigraines – the invisible illness
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer Photo: Molly O’Brien, public relations coordinator, Association for Migraine Disorders Creating a ‘brighter’ research future for migraine research – Association of Migraine Disorders seeks to raise $200,000 to support new research Migraine disorders are a common chronic condition that can be marked by intense headaches and a heightened…
Read MoreCommunity Health Centers at the front lines of fighting COVID-10
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer on health On Thursday, Nov. 12, three members of the Providence Community Health Centers team will receive the 2020 Meritorious Service Award from the R.I. Public Health Association at the organization’s annual meeting, to be held virtually. The recipients are: Dr. Andrew Saal, MD, MPH, chief medical officer, and…
Read MoreTrouble ahead, trouble behind…
By Dr. Peter Simon, for Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com Photo: “This is an actual ‘decontaminated’ N95 mask that Albany Medical Center gave a nurse to use,” as tweeted out on Friday, Oct. 23, by Pat Kane. In response, Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency room physician in Rhode Island, responded: “I have no words for how wrong…
Read MoreRI Foundation tackles racial disparities with $8.5M Equity Leadership Initiative
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, health contributor Photo: Womazetta Jones, Secretary of RI EOHHS, and Neil Steinberg, president/CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation in August of 2019. An immediate challenge: the need to have an “uncomfortable conversation” about how racism may be embedded in the analytics software algorithms used by Optum, according to findings in new…
Read MorePandemic causes 38% decrease in Lead Screening for our children
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer The dream of building a better vision of housing in Rhode Island First, let us savor some good news. Thanks to Sen. Jack Reed’s continued advocacy, it was announced last week that the Lead Safe Providence Program would receive $5.7 million in new federal funds. The money will be…
Read MoreSteady wins the race? EpiVax’s vaccine hopeful
Photo: File photo by Scott Kingsley – Dr. Annie De Groot, CEO and CSO of EpiVax, one of Rhode Island’s pioneering biotech firms, who is pursuing the development of a COVID-19 vaccine By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com A vaccine being developed by EpiVax may not be the first to reach the market, but because of its…
Read MoreTelehealth is redefining the office visit and patient relationships
How the rapid adoption of telehealth as a platform in the delivery of health care is redefining the office visit and the future relationship between patients and providers Call it a moment of Zen, a serendipitous encounter, with profound resonance. Eight years ago, on May 22, 2012, a bevy of national experts came to Rhode…
Read MoreSun Salute – Shri Yoga’s Sunrise Yoga
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com Photo: Richard Asinof, “Shri Yoga’s outdoor summer sunrise yoga class in the parking lot of its new location has created a new vision for Pawtucket” There are many ways that folks have attempted to maintain their equilibrium of the mind and body during these stressful times of the coronavirus pandemic. Twitter…
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