Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch and Director of Health David R. Gifford, MD, MPH, announced today that they have granted Lifespan Corp.’s and Care New England Health Systems’ request for more time to complete their initial application to merge into what would be, if approved, Rhode Island’...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is planning to hold an H1N1 vaccination clinic for Rhode Islanders who attend out-of-state colleges and universities. In order to plan for such a clinic and estimate the number of students who would be eligible, HEALTH is asking interested students to...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) and the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner released the 11th annual RI Health Plans’ Performance Report (2008). This report analyzes the two largest health plans, Blue Cross and United, on 31 separate measures. They are also compared to...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will hold its H1N1 vaccination clinic for school-aged Rhode Islanders who attend out-of-state schools at the Cannon Building, its headquarters in Providence.
The clinic is for Rhode Island children in kindergarten through grade 12 who attend...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will begin to provide H1N1 vaccine to colleges and universities for student clinics the week of November 30. Each college and university will work with The Wellness Company to design the clinic(s) for their respective campus. Over the three-week...
At the Governor’s request, the Rhode Island Department of Health launched a webpage today to inform Rhode Islanders about an existing Rhode Island general law (§ 5-33.3 1 et seq.) (http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE5/5-33.3/INDEX.HTM) related to funeral planning. This law allows a...
HEALTH alerts consumers that there is a difference between Tamiflu, a prescription medicine to lessen the severity and duration of flu, and Theraflu, an over-the-counter medication which may reduce fever or ease body aches and stuffiness. Theraflu does nothing to lessen the severity or shorten...
On October 22, Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) notified Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) of a wrong-site procedure in the operating room. A patient was scheduled for elective surgery on two different fingers of the right hand. Both procedures were performed on the same finger.
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The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will begin H1N1 clinics in schools on Monday. Based on current vaccine availability, HEALTH has confirmed the clinics in schools scheduled for the week of November 2. To search the clinic schedule by town or by date, visit http://www.health.ri.gov/flu/...
At a press conference featuring healthcare leaders from throughout the state, Governor Donald L. Carcieri announced that Rhode Island was launching a new system for tracking swine flu. Unprecedented in its approach, the system makes use of prescribing data provided by pharmacies throughout the...
