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2 weeks ago | 
providencejournal.com | Jonny Williams
Thundermist, a community health center, is seeking to start the second family medicine residency program in Rhode IslandThe program will train 12 doctors at a time, who will care for 3,000 to 4,000 patientsBudgetary battles at the federal level, however, have thrown the residency into financial limboWOONSOCKET – A new family medicine residency program at Thundermist Health Center aims to help alleviate the primary care shortage in Rhode Island.
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1 month ago | 
providencejournal.com | Jonny Williams
For decades, Connecticut has considered expanding its Shore Line East commuter rail to service Westerly, RIAbout one third of workers from Westerly commute west to New London County, according to census dataThings seem to be in motion, with Amtrak confirming that design for upgrades for Westerly Station is slated for 2026WESTERLY – At exactly 12:08 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, Amtrak Train 160 rumbled onto Westerly Station.
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1 month ago | 
providencejournal.com | Jonny Williams
On March 11, South County Hospital sued a group that has been calling for administrative changes at the hospital The lawsuit claims a former development executive shared confidential information to dissuade donors from giving to the hospital Save South County Hospital, one of the defendants, says the lawsuit is an attempt to stifle opposition SOUTH KINGSTOWN – When nearly the entire team of hematology oncology providers abruptly resigned from South County Hospital last June, their departure...
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1 month ago | 
providencejournal.com | Jonny Williams
Pump House Music Works, also known as The Pump House, is a nonprofit music venue in Wakefield, South KingstownSince 2016, it has been a favorite spot for local musicians.
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1 month ago | 
providencejournal.com | Jonny Williams
The new labor and delivery center replaces the hospital’s old one, which dates back to 1986Women & Infants raised over $35 million for the center. It is named after Brown University, which chipped in $5 millionThe center – a 20-bed, 18,000-square-foot addition – boasts labor and delivery rooms twice as big as the hospital’s old onesPROVIDENCE – Starting next week, most babies born in Rhode Island will utter their first cry in a new labor and delivery center at Women & Infants Hospital.
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1 month ago | 
newportri.com | Jonny Williams
The new labor and delivery center replaces the hospital’s old one, which dates back to 1986Women & Infants raised over $35 million for the center. It is named after Brown University, which chipped in $5 millionThe center – a 20-bed, 18,000-square-foot addition – boasts labor and delivery rooms twice as big as the hospital’s old onesPROVIDENCE – Starting next week, most babies born in Rhode Island will utter their first cry in a new labor and delivery center at Women & Infants Hospital.
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1 month ago | 
providencejournal.com | Jonny Williams
Rhode Island has a shortage of primary care doctorsForeign-trained doctors cannot practice in the U.S. without completing a residency at a U.S.-accredited medical institution, which can be competitive and require a visa. Nine other states have passed legislation to create a pathway for foreign-trained doctors to gain a permanent license to practice in the U.S.PROVIDENCE – It's no secret that Rhode Island has a dire shortage of primary care doctors.
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1 month ago | 
newportri.com | Jonny Williams
Rhode Island has a shortage of primary care doctorsForeign-trained doctors cannot practice in the U.S. without completing a residency at a U.S.-accredited medical institution, which can be competitive and require a visa. Nine other states have passed legislation to create a pathway for foreign-trained doctors to gain a permanent license to practice in the U.S.PROVIDENCE – It's no secret that Rhode Island has a dire shortage of primary care doctors.
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1 month ago | 
newportri.com | Jonny Williams
Since 2021 advanced premium tax credits have helped subsidize health insurance for thousands of Rhode Islanders Those credits, however, are expiring this year, and unless lawmakers in the state or Congress act, thousands could lose their health insurance A bill at the State House seeks to find new funding by creating a 1% assessment on other forms of insurance PROVIDENCE – More than 40,000 Rhode Islanders could see their premiums balloon when enhanced tax credits under Obamacare that help...
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1 month ago | 
providencejournal.com | Jonny Williams
Since 2021 advanced premium tax credits have helped subsidize health insurance for thousands of Rhode Islanders Those credits, however, are expiring this year, and unless lawmakers in the state or Congress act, thousands could lose their health insurance A bill at the State House seeks to find new funding by creating a 1% assessment on other forms of insurance PROVIDENCE – More than 40,000 Rhode Islanders could see their premiums balloon when enhanced tax credits under Obamacare that help...
