Providence Business News

Providence Business News, often referred to as PBN, is a weekly publication that highlights business developments and the economy in Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts. The paper was established in March 1986 by Robert C. Bergenheim, who was also serving as the publisher of the Boston Business Journal at the time. PBN released its inaugural issue in May of the same year. For a significant part of its journey, the paper has been under the leadership of Robert's son, Roger C. Bergenheim, as publisher.

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Southcoast Health surgical locations earn Go Clear Award

4 days ago | pbn.com | Katie Castellani

FALL RIVER – Southcoast Health recently announced that all surgical locations earned the Go Clear Award from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, AORN, as a Excellence in Surgical Safety: Smoke Evacuation. “We are proud to earn the AORN Go Clear™ Award and this recognition reflects our ongoing dedication to the health and safety of our patients, providers and staff.
Five Questions With Danielle Simmons

4 days ago | pbn.com | Katie Castellani

April 11-17 is recognized as Black Maternal health week, Danielle Simmons, a Family Nurse Practitioner in the Hypertension Equity Program at Women & Infants Hospital answered PBN’s questions about this and maternal health challenges Black women face. PBN: Why is April 11-17 recognized as Black Maternal Health Week? SIMMONS: Black Maternal Health Week was initiated in 2018 by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance.
Brown Health to offer free breast and cervical cancer screenings

4 days ago | pbn.com | Katie Castellani

PROVIDENCE – On April 26, Brown University Health Cancer and Community Health Institutes will host a breast and cervical cancer screening program, education and outreach program. The event will take place at Rhode Island Hospital from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is for underinsured and uninsured women 21 years old and older. It is free and open to the public and no medical insurance is needed to participate. There are 50 appointments available for Rhode Islanders during the April 26th event.
RIDOH highlights ways to address STIs

4 days ago | pbn.com | Katie Castellani

PROVIDENCE – In observance of National Sexually Transmitted Infection Awareness Week, the R.I. Department of Health recently highlighted some campaigns and interventions it has implemented to address rising STI rates. In March, the department 2023 Rhode Island HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Viral Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis Surveillance Report. This showed that after a drop in STI cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, STI rates have started to rebound.
Is Anchor Medical's closure spurring action to solve primary care?

6 days ago | pbn.com | Katie Castellani

The looming closure of Anchor Medical Associates has highlighted a critical dilemma facing Rhode Island’s health system: Tens of thousands of patients are in need of primary care, but medical practices are struggling to recruit doctors needed to care for them. On April 4, Anchor Medical, a primary care physician group, announced it was closing its three locations in Lincoln, Providence and Warwick by June 30. This is expected to leave 25,000 Rhode Islanders without a primary care provider.
Blue Cross to raise primary care payments by $40M through 2028

1 week ago | pbn.com | Katie Castellani

PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island is raising its payments to primary care providers in the state by about $40 million through 2028. However, some say the overall effect is at least a short term drop in payments to primary care providers. The payment increases will begin July 1, when there will Already a Subscriber? Log in To Continue Reading This Article Become a Providence Business News subscriber and get immediate access to all of our premier content and much more.
Assisted living facility property in Coventry sells for $4.8M

1 week ago | pbn.com | Marc Larocque

COVENTRY – The property of an assisted living facility at 51 Laurel Ave. recently sold for $4.8 million, according to public records. The 12,375-square-foot building and the 0.52 acres of land were sold by Fresh Start Consulting LLC, a limited liability company based in Coventry. The property was owned by Fresh Start Consulting since June 2005. The property was purchased by 51 Laurel Ave. LLC, a limited liability company based in Montvale, N.J. The company is affiliated with David Lowinger.
Five Questions With: Eddie Rayden

1 week ago | pbn.com | Marc Larocque

Eddie Rayden is a sales associate for Residential Properties Ltd. Based in Barrington, Rayden received the Greater Providence Board of Realtors Circle of Sales Excellence Gold Award each year from 2020 to 2024. Before joining RPL, Rayden was director of national promotion for Radio Disney and later helped launch Xbox 360 and other tech products Already a Subscriber?
Former hotel lobby in Warwick leased to Italian restaurant chain

1 week ago | pbn.com | Marc Larocque

WARWICK – A restaurant business is leasing the former lobby of a five-story hotel that’s being converted into housing, according to Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal. The 5,000-square-foot lobby space at the former Wyndham Hotel property at 1850 Post Road was leased to Pat’s Italian, a locally owned and operated Italian restaurant company, according to Sweeney Real Estate. The terms of the lease were not released by Sweeney Real Estate, which represented the owners in the deal.
Newly constructed coastal home in South Kingstown sells for $3M

1 week ago | pbn.com | Marc Larocque

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A newly constructed, 4,000-square-foot home with views of Green Hill Pond and the Atlantic Ocean recently sold for $3 million, according to public records. The 814 Green Hill Beach Road home contains four bedrooms, four bathrooms and one half-bathroom. The three-level home, constructed in 2024 on nearly an acre of land, includes an elevator, according to a Zillow listing for the property.