The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announces that effective January 1, 2009, the e-licensing process will take the next planned step towards a paperless and verifiable licensing system. Wallet license cards will no longer be issued to new or renewal licensees as HEALTH’s professional...
Today, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) released The Health of Rhode Island’s Hospitals (2007) detailing the financial performance of Rhode Island’s 13 hospitals over the period 2004-2007. The report also evaluates the state’s hospitals compared to those in the Northeast, and...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is pleased to announce that a recent report card published by the American College of Emergency Physicians ranked the state’s public health and injury prevention efforts as eighth best in the country with a grade of B+ and ranks the state as tied...
Give yourself and those you love the perfect gift this holiday season—a healthy winter. December 8-14 is National Influenza Vaccination Week and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) wants to remind all Rhode Islanders to get vaccinated against the flu. Vaccination is the best way to...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) today announced that it will receive more than $4.5 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) to support Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health).
Project LAUNCH is a program...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) reports that all dust sample test results from McGuire School in North Providence on November 8 and 9 are within safe limits. The school can re-open on Wednesday, November 12, 2008.
The basement remains closed off from the rest of the school....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is notifying healthcare professionals and patients that Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Covidien) is recalling one lot of ReliOn sterile, single-use, disposable, hypodermic syringes with permanently attached hypodermic needles due to possible mislabeling. If...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH), in collaboration with primary care providers, mass immunizers and other community partners, is announcing the state’s first Flu Vaccination Day this Saturday, November 1.
“Now is the time to get a flu vaccination,” says Director of Health...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) today lifted the boil water advisory at URI in all buildings except the Biological Sciences Center on the north end of the campus. Water in all other buildings is now safe to use for drinking and cooking. Dining services is working with vendors to re-...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) today received a positive test result for total coliform bacteria in the water system at URI. Therefore, the boil water advisory for the entire campus will remain in effect through at least Tuesday, October 28. This advisory does not impact water...
