Posts Tagged ‘healthcare’
Governor McKee Executive Order declares Nursing Home Emergency in Rhode Island
Time stamped at 3:31pm on Friday, December 29th, not to be followed with a press release to the local media, yet covered in the Providence Journal on New Year’s Day, Governor McKee signed into law his 11th Executive Order of 2023. A Declaration of Nursing Home Emergency. The order acknowledges the crisis situation, almost back…
Read MoreRI-based IlluminOss’ minimally invasive fracture repair, with return to activity within days
IlluminOss offers minimally invasive fracture repair, particularly for seniors
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Wood River Health welcomes new providers
Wood River Health has expanded its team of providers by hiring Behavioral Health Clinician Aprile Daley, MSW, LCSW and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Maria McGurrin, DNP, MSN, CPNP. “I am delighted that Aprile Daley and Maria McGurrin have joined our team of providers,” stated President and CEO Alison L. Croke, MHA. “Our staff are mission driven;…
Read MoreWood River Health to provide dental services to Block Island
Wood River Health has partnered with Block Island Health Services to provide comprehensive dental services at 6 Payne Road in New Shoreham, RI beginning in January 2024. Based in Hope Valley and Westerly, Wood River Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center that supports the residents of southwestern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. “Wood River Health is committed to improving the quality of life of Washington County residents by connecting them with the health…
Read MoreHealth advocacy groups oppose groups against drug price negotiations – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues As supporters of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) celebrate the one-year anniversary of the passage of this historic legislation, health advocacy groups gathered last week in Austin, Texas, Washington, D.C., Chicago and New York City to publicly oppose and call on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Pharmaceutical Research and…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: We must be our own best advocate. Our lives can depend on it. – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer on grief and grieving It all began with pain in my knee. I was on a zoom call and had extended my leg to rest on a chair when my knee locked. While unlocking it, I felt a sharp, stabbing, throbbing pain shoot up my leg. Hmmmm. A solitary…
Read MoreR.I.H., a place for healing? – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo: Rhode Island Hospital’s Southwest Pavilion, 1900, Stone, Carpenter & Willson. (PPS) Editor’s note: Two days ago I received a pacemaker at Rhode Island Hospital. I was discharged yesterday, and just by chance I happened upon this old post from 2016 about the proposed demolition of…
Read MoreCreate a healthcare system that works – Drs. Michael Fine & Kevin Pho
redesigning the healthcare system
Read MoreDon’t Drop Your Guard Against COVID, Flu, and RSV – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss COVID 19 cases across the nation are fewer in number than this time last year. But health care experts say that the Covid-19 is here to stay. A new poll released by the Washington, DC-based American Psychiatric Association (APA), the nation’s oldest medical association, shows that while nearly a third of Americans report that…
Read MoreRhode Island’s hospitals risk collapse. Our safety is again in danger – Nick Landekic, opinion
by Nick Landekic, opinion to RINewsToday Rhode Island’s Hospitals Are Overwhelmed and Our Safety Is – Once Again – In Danger Rhode Island’s hospital system is once again strained to the point of breakdown. Recent experiences report 9 to 12 hour waits for care at emergency rooms at Miriam, Rhode Island, and Hasbro Children’s Hospitals –…
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