PROVIDENCE – For the third time in the last decade since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals in Rhode Island have completed what is known as the 2019 Community Health Needs … more

PROVIDENCE – In case you missed it, last week, more than 800 leaders in urban maternal and child health gathered at the Rhode Island Convention Center for the 2019 CityMatCH national … more

PROVIDENCE – On Thursday, Oct. 17, at its annual meeting, the Rhode Island Public Health Association board of directors will present its 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Peter Simon, … more

CENTRAL FALLS--When ConvergenceRI asked me to cover a press conference being held by Gov. Gina Raimondo at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care's new facility in Central Falls, I was excited to … more

A planned surgery to repair the C3 disk in my neck became more complicated when it became necessary to also surgically repair the C4, C5, and C6 disks, which had originally been repaired in … more

PAWTUCKET – The news release told the basics of the story: Dr. Michael Fine has been retained by the city of Pawtucket to serve as the health liaison, a new position created by Mayor Donald R. … more