On March 20 and 21, 2009, the State of Rhode Island will conduct an exercise simulating a response to a statewide public health emergency. The purpose of the exercise is to allow responsible state and local agencies to test their ability to bring together resources, receive and distribute...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announced that it received recognition as a Gold Well Workplace from the Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) and was ranked as one of America’s Healthiest Companies.
HEALTH offered a self-administered health risk appraisal to help staff identify...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) and the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) released the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and unsure/questioning (LGBU) high school students. This was the first year that questions...
Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) today announced that the Forensic Sciences Unit at the State Laboratory received accreditation from Forensic Quality Services, International (FQS-I). This accreditation ensures that the Forensics Unit has met and maintains acceptable standards in the...
A new Rhode Island law that allows a woman to breastfeed or bottle-feed her child in any place open to the public will take effect on March 1, 2009. This law complements a pre-existing law that exempted breastfeeding mothers from indecent exposure laws but did not provide them with the explicit...
Today, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) released RI Uncompensated Hospital Care (2007). The report details the amount of uncompensated care (charity care and bad debt) that hospital patients receive, the demographics of charity care patients and the financial burden of this...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH), Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (BMLD) and Board of Nursing, has completed its investigation of the health professionals involved in the wrong-site surgery done at The Miriam Hospital (TMH) in September 2008. Three healthcare professionals â€
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) released the third annual survey on resident and family satisfaction with nursing home care Rhode Island. The survey results indicate that in 2008, nursing homes, on average, outperformed nursing homes nationwide. In Rhode Island, 91% of residents and...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announces that effective Monday, February 16, 2009, the State Office of vital Records is changing the hours for walk-in service and will only be open to the public Monday through Friday, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
“HEALTH has worked with each city and...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) wants to inform Pawtucket and Central Falls Women Infant and Children (WIC) clients that as of Monday, February 2, 2009, WIC services will be available at new locations.
On a temporary basis, Blackstone Valley Community Health Center (BVCHC) WIC...
