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Blue Cross eliminates 43 positions
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island announced Wednesday that it has eliminated 43 positions, effective immediately. Sixty percent of the workforce reductions were management positions, according to the health insurer. more
Care New England, Memorial sign letter of intent on merger
Care New England, Rhode Island’s second largest hospital network, and Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island announced Monday morning that they have signed a letter of intent, reaffirming the benefits of a new partnership. more
Covidien’s Mallinckrodt lands FDA approval for ADHD drug
Mallinckrodt, the pharmaceuticals business of biotechnology giant Covidien PLC, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market a generic version of its Concerta tablets for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the company announced Monday. more
| 12/31/12
Birth of new health care model?
More than four years after Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket entered receivership in June 2008, Steward Health Care of Boston, a for-profit hospital system owned by Cerberus Capital Management, a private-equity firm in New York City, appears finally on the verge of acquiring Landmark. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 9/3/12
Judge gives conditional approval for sale of Landmark
Following a three-hour hearing today, Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein gave his conditional approval of the asset purchase agreement for the sale of Landmark Medical Center to Prime Healthcare Services in Ontario, Calif. more
Union, hospital clash over nurse staffing
Three-hundred and ninety-nine nurses and union members picketed outside the Dudley Street entrance of Women & Infants Hospital on April 11, calling on the Providence hospital to lift its hiring freeze and fill vacant positions with permanent, local workers instead of hiring temporary, subcontracted “traveler” nurses. more
By Richard Asinof
Contributing Writer | 4/23/12
Judge OKs MOU between Landmark, Blue Cross
Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein today approved the memorandum of understanding between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Landmark Medical Center, renewing the the previous contract until Dec. 31 and enabling Landmark to once again be part of Blue Cross’s provider network more
Matty Fund founders named WebMD ‘Health Heroes’
Richard and Debra Siravo have been named 2012 WebMD Health Heroes for the establishment of the Matthew Siravo Memorial Foundation – The Matty Fund – a nonprofit that provides services to children and families affected by epilepsy. more
| 11/13/12
New study documents payment disparity at R.I. hospitals
(Updated, 2:45 p.m.) A new comprehensive study released Wednesday by R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller documents payment disparity by hospitals and payers in Rhode Island. more
EpiVax awarded $55,000 to explore nerve disease treatment
Providence-based EpiVax Inc. was awarded a $55,000 grant from the GBS/CIDP Foundation International to explore using Tregitopes as a new therapy for a nerve disease that is treated currently with intravenous immunoglobulin. more
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