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For the second time in a week, heavy rains and flash floods left the emergency room of Fall River’s St. Anne’s Hospital underwater, according to The Herald News.
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By PBN Staff
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Nine Rhode Island hospitals will be penalized by the government starting in October because many of their patients are re-admitted soon after discharge. The Rhode Island institutions will lose a total of $1.6 million in Medicare funds, with Rhode Island Hospital losing the most at $699,765.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Two unions representing about 400 workers at Westerly Hospital have reached an agreement with Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn., which has offered a bid of $69 million to purchase Westerly Hospital.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A new biomarker in the blood has been identified that signals the earliest stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according an article published on Aug. 6 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Rena R. Wing, director of the Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center at The Miriam Hospital, has received the Lifetime Achievement award from the American Psychology Association for her pioneering work in obesity research.
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By Richard Asinof |
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A new program, “Prevent AD: The Rhode Island Alzheimer Prevention Registry,” is being launched in a collaboration between Rhode Island Hospital’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center, Butler Hospital’s Aging and Memory Program, and Memorial Hospital’s Center for Primary Care and Prevention.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Welcome to Providence Business News’ inaugural Healthiest Employers program special section. In these pages you will find out a little about some of the state’s most enlightened companies, ones that take the needs of the employees very seriously, and as a result, deliver better products and services to their customers.
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8/13/12
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Preventure is a health-improvement company that knows how to take its own medicine.
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By Victor Paul Alvarez |
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Seven years ago, West Warwick-based West View Health Care Center, the nursing and rehabilitation center, had just received a cautioning from its health insurer.
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By Robin Respaut
Contributing Writer | 8/13/12 |
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The wellness goal at Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP is simple: Keep the employees healthy and happy for as long as possible.
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By Victor Paul Alvarez |