Rhode Island’s largest hospital system, Lifespan, on Thursday said that it reached a deal to buy two Massachusetts hospitals from the distressed Steward Health Care for $175 million. The price for Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Mass. and Morton Hospital in Taunton, Mass., includes the land, building and improvements to the property as well […]
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Lifespan confirms plans to buy two Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts
Rhode Island’s largest hospital system, Lifespan, confirmed Friday that it’s finalizing a deal to buy two of the Massachusetts hospitals owned by the distressed Steward Health Care. Lifespan said in a statement that it’s “finalizing the terms of a bid” to purchase Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River and Morton Hospital in Taunton. The pair […]
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Hearing aids may boost longevity, study finds. But only if used regularly
Roughly 40 million adults in the U.S. have hearing loss, but most don’t use hearing aids. This increases the risk of social isolation, physical and cognitive decline and may lead to premature death.
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R.I. Attorney General blocks Lifespan-Care New England merger
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has rejected a proposed merger of Rhode Island’s two largest hospital systems, saying that consolidating Lifespan and Care New England would create a single system with “extraordinary market power” in violation of state and federal antitrust laws. On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission released a redacted copy of […]
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What changed labor’s tune on Lifespan-Care New England merger?
Unionized health care workers who just weeks ago voiced fear and distrust about the proposed merger of Lifespan and Care New England now say they fully support a plan to combine Rhode Island’s two largest hospital systems. The labor union support is a major milestone for the deal, which needs state and federal regulatory approval. […]
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Hospital employees and public voice concerns about Lifespan-Care New England merger
More than 250 people joined the first public hearing this week to weigh in on the proposed merger of Rhode Island’s two largest healthcare systems, Lifespan and Care New England. “I’m terrified about the impacts of this merger,’’ said Sara Gello Weinreich, a nurse at Butler Hospital in Providence. She recalled that Butler Hospital used […]
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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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Lifespan-Care New England could qualify for a fast-track merger
A Senate bill that would have given state regulators more time and leverage to review the proposed merger of Rhode Islands’ two largest hospital systems – Lifespan and Care New England – has stalled in the House. The bill (S-443) introduced by Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey, D-Warwick, would have increased from 120 days […]
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Lifespan, Care New England seek regulators’ approval to merge
Lifespan and Care New England have filed a formal application with state regulators to combine their hospital systems into one academic medical center with Brown University. The filings were submitted to state health officials late Monday but had not yet been publicly posted, Joseph Wendelken, a Health Department spokesman, said. Rhode Island’s largest and second-largest […]
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Rhode Islanders 60 to 64 years old and those 16 and older with underlying medical conditions now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine
Rhode Islanders who are 60 to 64 years of age and those 16 and older with specific underlying health conditions will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Friday. Rhode Island residents ages 16 to 64 are eligible to be vaccinated if they have medical conditions — such as type 1or type 2 diabetes; lung […]
