State lawmakers grilled staff from the Departments of Human Services and Administration about what they deemed the “botched” rollout of a new state…
Kristin Gourlay
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The Pulse: Bringing Mental Health Care To Kids In School
Accessing mental health care can be tough for kids in Rhode Island. There’s a shortage of practitioners and programs and a growing need for care. This…
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Your Weekly Briefing: Health In Rhode Island, Oct. 18
Here’s what’s happening in health in Rhode Island: UHIP: Rhode Island’s new benefits system continues to report problems and successes serving clients….
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Raimondo Orders Extended DHS Field Office Hours To Stem Wait Times
Governor Gina Raimondo is trying to curb long wait times and system problems after the roll out of a new human services computer system. Raimondo has…
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Care New England, Southcoast Health End Affiliation Talks
Major health care systems Care New England in Rhode Island and Southcoast Health in Massachusetts say they will end their affiliation plans. The move…
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New Brown Center Aims To Improve Humanitarian Crisis Response
Humanitarian crises are multiplying around the globe, but a Brown University researcher says we could be responding in a more rigorous way. Emergency…
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New Sobering Center Under Construction…At Last
A new sobering center opens next month at a homeless shelter in Providence. It’s a place where inebriated people who would typically be brought to the…
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DHS Responds To Critics Of “Botched” System Roll Out
Department of Human Services officials say they’re working with federal agencies to address concerns about the rocky roll out of a new computer system…
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The Pulse: Laughing Gas Makes A Comeback In Maternity Wards
South County Hospital may be the first in Rhode Island to bring back laughing gas for women in labor. It hasn’t been used in the U.S. for decades. We…
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Feds Predicted Problems With New DHS System
State officials have yet to comment on warnings from a federal agency that said Rhode Island’s Department of Human Services computer system wasn’t ready…
