Children who have had family members or friends battle cancer may have concerns or questions that they did not have the opportunity to ask. An upcoming event at will offer children the chance to talk with doctors, nurses and social workers about cancer treatment.
This is a special event for...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) reports that the boil water advisory issued on Sunday at the University of Rhode Island (URI) campus in Kingston is still in effect. This advisory does not impact water systems of the surrounding communities.
The advisory will be lifted when there...
Today, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) presented Dr. Fred Schiffman and the staff of The Adele R. Decof Comprehensive Cancer Center with a Community Partnership Award. This award is presented to individuals or groups in Rhode Island whose contributions are exceptional and support...
Today, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) presented The RISE TB Specialty Clinic, represented by Susan Korber, RN, MS, OCN, NE-BC, with a Community Partnership Award. This award is presented to individuals or groups in Rhode Island whose contributions are exceptional and support the...
Drinking Water Warning
Boil Water Advisory in Effect for the University of Rhode Island
Consumers of the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) water supply are advised to boil water before drinking it. The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) suggests all water be boiled for one minute and...
The Office of the State Medical Examiner (OSME) received provisional accreditation from the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME). This is the first time the OSME has applied for accreditation and now becomes the 13th state medical examiner’s office to achieve accreditation.
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The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announces the extension of the public comment period for the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBS) material modification application submitted to the department on September 25, 2008. The current comment period ends October 17, 2008. The...
Rhode Island has a suicide problem affecting all populations, particularly working age adults. Suicide is the leading cause of intentional injury death in Rhode Island – claiming some 70 lives every year. Annually, there are twice as many suicides as homicides, and as many suicides as car crash...
On September 19, HEALTH was notified by the hospital that a wrong-site surgery had been performed that day in their ambulatory surgical center.
Several problems in the hospital’s surgery program were identified during HEALTH’s inspection, including failure to follow The Miriam Hospital’s (
Today, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) confirmed the state’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in 2008. This case of WNV occurred in an immunocompromised patient who lives and works in Rhode Island and is currently being treated.
“This is an important reminder that...
