The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is issuing a boil water advisory for customers of the Bristol County Water Authority water system. HEALTH recommends that water being used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, cooking or bathing of infants should be boiled for one minute and...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises consumers of molasses cookies that may contain peanut butter and milk. These two items are considered undeclared allergens. People who have an allergy to peanuts and/or milk can have a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they eat...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) today released The Health of Rhode Island’s Hospitals (2008), which details the financial performance of Rhode Island’s 13 hospitals from 2005 to 2008. While the report found Rhode Island hospitals to be more profitable than other hospitals in...
Prevention is one of the best ways to protect good health. Women ages 16-26 are invited to attend the first Prevent & Protect Phun Phair on Thursday, August 13, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. at The Wellness Company, 132A George M. Cohan Blvd., Providence. Attendees will have the opportunity to receive a...
The Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) has approved the hospital conversion application, with conditions, submitted by Roger Williams Hospital, Roger Williams Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Health Services of Rhode Island and CharterCARE Health Partners. In addition, he has...
On June 19, Kent Hospital (Kent) notified Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) of a wrong-site procedure in the interventional radiology department. A patient had a long-term IV catheter (PICC) inserted into the incorrect arm. During HEALTH’s on-site inspection, Kent reported a second...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) positively identified the human remains found in East Providence in November 2008 as those of Joseph “Joe Onions” Scanlon and the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.
The Office of the Medical Examiners (OSME) and the State Police...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) today announces the second death in Rhode Island that is linked to infection of H1N1 virus. The person, an adult woman from Providence County, had underlying medical conditions that increased her risk for serious illness from influenza.
“Sadly,...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is pleased to announce that Rhode Island now has the fourth lowest overall obesity rate (21%) in the country. The reports also shows that the percentage of Rhode Island children who are overweight or obese is 26% and that 24% of Rhode Island adults...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) Office of Minority Health invites healthcare providers and community partners to attend the sixth annual New England Regional Minority Health Conference, scheduled for October 14 – 16 in Providence. The theme of this year’s conference is From...
