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...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises Rhode Islanders that the South Shore Meat packing plant in Brockton has initiated a voluntary recall on certain ground beef products based on confirmed laboratory evidence of the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in leftover ground beef samples...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) today announces the preliminary schedule for H1N1 vaccination clinics in public, private and parochial schools in Rhode Island. The vaccination clinics are scheduled to begin on Monday, November 2 and will run for six weeks. The selection of school...
On October 19, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) was notified several sixth grade students from Lincoln Middle School had diarrheal illness. The students had attended a field trip at a camp in Massachusetts from October 13 through October 16.
As of today (October 21), there have...
Three vaccine manufacturers have notified the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) of changes in previously scheduled seasonal flu vaccine shipments. HEALTH’s adult immunization program was notified that approximately 18% of the total amount of vaccine ordered for the season will not be...
