Boston-based Partners HealthCare breaks off talks with Lifespan in R.I. about a potential third partner in its deal with Care New England.
Lynn Arditi
Lynn joined The Public's Radio as health reporter in 2017 after more than three decades as a journalist, including 28 years at The Providence Journal. Her series "A 911 Emergency," a project of the 2019 ProPublica Local Reporting Network, won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award in the radio/podcast category in 2020.
A native of New York City, she graduated from Oberlin College and landed her first journalism job at The Center for Investigative Reporting (now known as Reveal) in Washington, D.C., where she did story development for 60 Minutes. When the T.V. market imploded in 1987, the D.C. office of CIR closed and within a year she moved to Massachusetts to take a reporting job at the former Holyoke Transcript-Telegram, a small daily newspaper.
A year later, she moved to Providence, R.I. to work at The Providence Journal. There, she worked for several years as a bureau reporter covering schools and local issues, before she began covering statewide beats including higher education, the economy, housing and health care. During those years, she also honed her skills in narrative journalism, and served as chairwoman of the newspaper’s writing committee. Her work has been recognized by New England Associated Press News Executives Association and the Society of American Business Editors & Writers.
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Lyme disease conference meets in Providence
The Lyme Disease Association’s 19th annual conference takes place in Providence this weekend. The event is expected to draw doctors and researchers from universities across the country, but it also brings up a source of controversy among the medical community. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted to humans through the bite of infected deer ticks, […]
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$3 M Federal Grant To Improve Mental Health Screenings
R.I. health officials and Women & Infants Hospital to expand mental health screening for pregnant and postpartum women
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Brown U., Rhode Island Hospital Launch Study On Overdose Prevention Program
A new study will measure the effectiveness of peer counseling for preventing opioid overdoses
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In Polarized Electorate, Friends Navigate The Trump Divide
A new poll conducted for The Public’s Radio, The Providence Journal and Channel 6 shows a majority of Rhode Islanders — 60 percent — disapprove of President Trump’s job performance. But the poll also reveals a vast partisan divide. About 90 percent of Democrats disapprove of Trump, compared with just 20 percent of Republicans.
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Election Poll: RI Voter Interest Strong In Midterm Contest
A new poll conducted for Rhode Island Public Radio, The Providence Journal and ABC6 shows a high degree of interest in next month’s election, for voters from across the political spectrum. About half of the people surveyed said they frequently discuss the election.
The Public’s Radio’s Lynn Arditi went looking for Republicans to find out what’s driving their interest in the midterms.
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RI Health Officials OK Fast-Track Review For Care New England-Partners HealthCare Deal
Rhode Island health officials have granted approval for a fast-track regulatory review of Massachusetts-based Partners HealthCare’s proposed takeover of…
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RI Health Officials OK Fast-Track Review For Care New England-Partners HealthCare Deal
Rhode Island health officials have granted approval for a fast-track regulatory review of Massachusetts-based Partners HealthCare’s proposed takeover of Care New England. The approval, signed Friday by Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, means state health regulators will have 90 days, as opposed to the usual 120 days, to review Rhode Island’s largest ever hospital merger. Care New […]
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Hospital Wins $2.5 M To Improve Mental Health, Addiction Treatment For Gay, Bisexual Men
The Miriam Hospital has received a $2.5 million federal grant to improve addiction and mental health treatment for gay and bisexual men.
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Hospital Wins $2.5 M To Improve Mental Health, Addiction Treatment For Gay, Bisexual Men
The Miriam Hospital has received a $2.5 million federal grant to improve addiction and mental health treatment for gay and bisexual men. The five-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, will be used in partnership with two local nonprofits to create a program to provide substance abuse treatment services for […]
