The Rhode Island Health Department and Office of Attorney General have scheduled public hearings next month on the proposed sale of the state’s third-largest hospital group. The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit, wants to buy CharterCARE Health Partners, currently owned by Prospect Medical Holdings of California. CharterCARE operates Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and […]
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How Mass. and RI are pushing back against the rising cost of healthcare
A handful of states are trying to address the problem by holding insurance companies and providers accountable.
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“Perfect storm” of issues causing shortage of primary care doctors in Rhode Island
If you’ve been having trouble getting an appointment with your primary care physician, you’re not alone.
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Why kids are getting respiratory infections in bunches
RSV, or Respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus, is common. But, due to the fact people have been isolating the last few years due to COVID, their immune systems haven’t learned how to handle most diseases. Now, kids are getting sicker than before.
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Remembering Those We Have Lost
The Public’s Radio’s podcast Mosaic has a series of community essays. This essay is by Doctor Michael Fine, a writer, community organizer, and family physician. On June 25th 2022, Rhode Islanders came to the installation of the Covid-19 Memorial, 3605 white flags on the statehouse lawn, to honor and mourn 3605 fellow Rhode Islanders, 36 of […]
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Attorney General: Rhode Island’s health care system needs more than a one-deal solution
Public hearings are expected to begin in January on the proposed merger of Rhode Island’s two largest health care systems: Lifespan and Care New England. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha notified the companies earlier this month that their merger application was complete. Now, his office and the state Department of Health have until […]
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Dr. Kathy Kozak recommends looking into the best Medicare plan for you
If you don’t have health insurance, open enrollment for Medicare began this month and ends on Dec. 7. HPR’s Dr. Kathy Kozak recommends anyone eligible for the government-run health insurance start looking into which of the plans works for them.
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R.I. mandate for health care workers drives up vaccination rates but 92 facilities still shy of 100% compliance
Rhode Island health care workers must now be vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs. By the Oct. 1 deadline, the overwhelming majority of those workers had decided to get vaccinated. “I kind of have to get it for work, so (it’s) not really an option,” said Emma Landroche, 22, a nursing assistant, as she […]
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Working in a Rhode Island hospital does not require a COVID-19 vaccination – yet
Rhode Island’s major hospital systems are continuing to encourage – but not mandate – vaccinations against COVID-19 for its employees. But that could change in the wake of rising infections driven by the spread of the more contagious Delta variant and growing pressure from health professional associations recommending mandatory vaccinations for health care workers to […]
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Not just numbers: Cutting through the noise about R.I. nursing homes
The pandemic has intensified chronic staffing shortages at Rhode Island nursing homes, which are bracing for more coronavirus outbreaks this fall.
