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STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …
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2/21/24
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State officials joined Bally’s Corporation Chairman Soo Kim Sept. 14 to announce a $5 million donation to CCRI to develop and launch new programming in the gaming, hospitality, and …
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10/5/23
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On Friday, June 2, Kent Hospital held its annual event, Evening of Hope: Diamonds Are Forever at the Dunes Club in Narragansett, where attendees enjoyed an evening with delicacies, diamonds, friends, …
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6/8/23
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $5.1 million to the State of Rhode Island to reimburse Kent Hospital for the cost of contracting for additional staff during the …
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5/25/23
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Providence, RI – Rhode Island Hospital’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center (ADMDC) is actively recruiting participants for its ExosomeAD study. This innovative study …
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4/20/23
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Dr. Mery Deeb is 26. As a student at Brown she is doing her residency program at Kent Hospital. Her heart is heavy for her fellow Syrians who have lived through 12 years of war and now have lost …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/1/23
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By JOHN HOWELL
Legislative action enabling Kent Hospital and its larger entity, Care New England, to remain sustainable non profit institutions came down to two considerations for House Speaker K. …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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7/20/22
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By JOHN HOWELL
“Since the Lifespan merger ended, I sort of had in the back of my mind what we needed to do,” Dr. James Fanale, president and COO of Care New England, said yesterday in …
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7/6/22
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The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation sponsored by Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) to strengthen the hospital merger review process in Rhode Island.
The bill …
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6/22/22
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By JOHN HOWELL
In a co-authored response to Patricia Criner, an ICU nurse and president of the local 5008 of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals at Kent Hospital the leadership in the House …
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5/11/22
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Kent Hospital received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Kent Hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from …
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5/11/22
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Securing the future of Kent Hospital is essential for the health of our community.
Thousands of Rhode Islanders in Warwick and beyond depend on Kent’s services, from emergency care to cancer …
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By House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey
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5/10/22
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By JOHN HOWELL
Dr. Paari Gopalakrishnan, 48, (Dr. G for short) doesn’t trouble himself over things he can’t control.
That’s his response when asked what he sees as Kent …
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5/4/22
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By PATRICIA CRINER, RN
My name is Patricia Criner. I am an ICU nurse at Kent hospital and president of the Union. Our union represents over 1,500 terrific, dedicated employees. It has been very …
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5/3/22
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As the pandemic continues to impact the hospitality industry, Rhode Island’s officials are working to boost businesses. With the General Assembly’s decision to extend the “take it …
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By EMMA BARTLETT
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3/3/22
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By JOHN HOWELL "Kent (Hospital) has a bright future; they have to find the right partner." That is the assessment of Dr. Michael Dacey, a former president of the hospital, following Attorney General Peter T. Neronha's issuance last week of his decision
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By JOHN HOWELL
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2/22/22
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Adoniram Sides of Warwick has been appointed to the RI Hospitality Association 2022 Board of Directors. Sides is the vice president of product management for Lightspeed HQ, a one-stop commerce platform for retail, hospitality, and golf merchants
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2/9/22
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From one perspective the past year of the pandemic has been the best of times for the Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island that saw a 30,000-member increase in Medicaid enrollment - 20 percent - …
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2/9/22
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By JOHN HOWELL The most recent wave of Covid-19 cases hit Kent Hospital two to three weeks after Thanksgiving when the number of hospitalized patients tripled. Many of those patients were infected with the Delta variant. Dr. Paari Gopalakrishnan,
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/4/22
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The legal struggle to open a for-profit rehabilitation center in Johnston continues. Encompass Health has appealed a decision by a state hearing officer that rejected a Department of Health-issued Certificate of Need (CON) for the
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By RORY SCHULER
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9/9/21
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