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Three days before the Sept. 30 deadline was to expire, Steward Health Care issued a statement late Thursday afternoon officially announcing it had terminated the asset purchase agreement to acquire Landmark Medical Center.
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Senior vice president and chief medical officer at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island talks about a new service-focused initiative.
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Rhode Island Housing has awarded a two-year contract to Homefront Health Care, a nonprofit home health agency, to provide home care at elderly housing complexes throughout the state.
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A month-long cell phone recycling drive is being held by the R.I. Attorney General’s office to benefit the victims of domestic violence and the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
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A panel discussion focused on the delivery of primary care in Rhode Island will be held on Oct. 9, featuring three leaders in state’s health care sector – Dr. Edward Wing, dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown University, Dr. Michael Fine, director of the R.I. Department of Health, and Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts, chair of the state commission coordinating health care reform.
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Rhode Island now has two separate, competing license plates to support breast cancer awareness.
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In the last few months, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of health alerts for food contamination issued by the R.I. Department of Health for products that may contain salmonella or listeria.
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Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island is ranked fifth in the nation for Medicaid health plans, according to the 2012-2013 National Committee for Quality Assurance rankings.
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Bradley Hospital recently launched The Children’s Partial Hospital Program, a specialized day program provides comprehensive evaluation and intensive treatment for children ages seven through 12, and their families.
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University of Rhode Island nursing professor Mary Sullivan has been named interim dean of the College of Nursing, school officials announced on Sept. 26.
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