Posts Tagged ‘Richard Asinof’
Political season lacks gusto – what are the questions when it comes to our health? – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer on health We are now waist deep in the 2022 election season. With that plunge into the political waters has come an avalanche of paid ads, candidate debates, and staged endorsements, with the Sept. 13 primary election only six weeks away. • On Sunday, July 31, WPRI’s “Newsmakers” aired…
Read More“ER Doc” Elizabeth Goldberg on leaving Rhode Island. A place to thrive – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer After caring for tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders during her stint in Emergency Medicine, Dr. Elizabeth Goldberg shares her reflections on what it has meant for her to be part of a community. Thirteen years ago, I sat in a small computer lab at Tel Aviv University. I…
Read MoreDr. Jeffrey Borkan steps down as chair, Family Medicine, Brown Medical School – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI After 21 years, Dr. Jeffrey Borkan is stepping down as chair of the Family Medicine Department at the Alpert Medical School at Brown Photo (R. Asinof) – Dr. Jeffrey Borkan, outgoing chair of the Family Medicine Department at the Alpert Medical School at Brown, in his office, standing in front of…
Read MoreA deep dive into RI’s Blue Economy – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Thankfully, I am not the only one asking questions about this hot new economic engine known as the “Blue Economy.” Douglas J, McCauley, professor of Ocean Science at the University of California Santa Barbara, and the director of the Benioff Ocean Initiative, recently shared a similar view, one that…
Read MoreCODAC buys new building for its headquarters – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: The new agency headquarters for CODAC at 45 Royal Little Drive in Providence. The purchase reflects the continued growth of Rhode Island’s oldest, largest nonprofit outpatient provider of treatment of opioid use disorders After a seven-year search that included exploring more than 30 potential properties, CODAC has closed…
Read MoreUpdated Q&A: The new Lifespan and Commonwealth Care Alliance partnership – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo: Corey McCarty, far right, with check marking a $25,000 donation by Commonwealth Care Alliance to Food on the Move (Commonwealth website) On the health care highway, we need more than a billboard On Wednesday, May 25, Lifespan and Commonwealth Care Alliance sent out a news release announcing a new agreement…
Read MoreThe long goodbye – exit interview with RI Foundation’s Neil Steinberg – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer An exit interview with Neil Steinberg, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, as he begins his year-long journey toward retirement as leader of the state’s community foundation, with $1.4 billion in assets Neil Steinberg, by his own admission, has led a charmed life, with a career working…
Read MoreOrtho RI: Where care is patient-centric – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Where putting the needs of patients first pays off All too often, the successes within Rhode Island’s health care delivery system go unrecognized by the news media, in large part because their focus has been skewed by the big troubles within the state’s hospital-based systems – the financial fragility of Lifespan,…
Read MoreBeyond decoration – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer by Elizabeth Michelman In a digital world, how can art on canvas reflect the changing technologies of reproduction and advertising? How has the COVID pandemic changed the way that we experience the visual world around us? What kind of imagery should adorn the walls of hospitals – in emergency…
Read MoreChanging the dynamics around public safety, mental health – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo: Mayor Jorge Elorza signs a proclamation in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month at the fire station on Branch Avenue, in a ceremony following the announcement of a new public safety initiative to embed behavioral health clinicians from The Providence Center at 9-1-1 offices and as part of a mobile…
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