More than two-dozen Rhode Islanders who have recently traveled to China have agreed to stay home from work or school and limit their travel while they’re being monitored for the novel coronavirus, a state health official said Thursday
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Lifespan Finds A New Partner: Coastal Medical
Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital group, has negotiated a deal with Coastal Medical that will expand its network of primary care providers in the state.
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Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
Monday is the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, when we honor the great civil rights leader
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This Former Firefighter Has A Criminal Past. Now, He’s On The Board That Advises The State On Its EMS System.
Albert F. Peterson III has been disciplined by state health regulators, and he has a number of criminal charges. “I’m not that person anymore,” he said of his past.
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Providence Fire-EMS Credited With Helping Save A Man’s Life
Federico Pellegrino was working at the Providence Water Supply Board last October when he suddenly collapsed. Pellegrino, 60, was in cardiac arrest; his heart had stopped and he wasn’t breathing. On Wednesday, nearly a dozen members of the Providence Fire Department were recognized for their role in saving Pellegrino’s life during ceremony at Community College […]
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Murderedf US Navy officer remembered as wonderful student by his high school English teacher in Newport, RI
Joshua Watson, one of three killed on Pensacola base, recalled as smart, hard-working student
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EMS Crews Brought Patients To The Hospital With Misplaced Breathing Tubes. None Of Them Survived.
In the world of emergency medicine, an unrecognized esophageal intubation is a “never event,” meaning that it shouldn’t happen under any circumstances. In Rhode Island, it’s occurred 12 times in the last three years. In each case, the patient died.
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Time for IGT and Twin River to stop fighting over RI gambling money
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Gov. Raimondo, Education Officials, Urge Business Leaders To Support Providence Schools Takeover
Raimondo and other education leaders vowed to tackle the Providence school dysfunction with focus and urgency.
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Gov. Raimondo Appoints New 911 Director
Gov. Gina Raimondo has appointed J. David Smith as the new associate director of Rhode Island’s Emergency 911 center following the abrupt removal of his predecessor in March.
