Health
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Newport Hospital’s Frederick Henry Prince Memorial Fund Awards $128,424 in Grants
Twenty-four Aquidneck Island programs have been awarded a total of $128,424 by Newport Hospital’s Frederick Henry Prince Memorial Fund. The…
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Rhode Island Sees 22% Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths
Preliminary data indicates that Rhode Island saw a significant increase in accidental drug overdose deaths in the first quarter of…
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RIDOH Recommends Closing Easton’s Beach for Swimming
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Goddard Park Beach in Warwick and Easton’s Beach (also known as…
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Newport Mental Health, Thrive Behavioral Health Receive $8 Million Federal Funding to Expand Services
Newport Mental Health and Behavioral Health in Warwick recently received an $8 million federal grant to provide Rhode Island with…
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Newport Mental Health Announces New Director of Nursing
Newport Mental Health recently promoted Blanka Sumbarauskas, MSN, RN as Director of Nursing to lead and support nursing staff and…
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EOHHS Secretary Appoints Benjamin Shaffer as Permanent Medicaid Director
Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones recently named Deputy Secretary Benjamin Shaffer as the new Medicaid…
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Friends of Newport Hospital Launch ‘Our Health Care Heroes’ Campaign
Friends of Newport Hospital, a group comprised of community leaders dedicated to the support of Aquidneck Island’s only hospital, has…
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Your Chance to Vent: Behavioral Healthcare Leaders Take Your Questions with Facebook Live Streaming
Has COVID-19 got your head spinning with added stress and changes? Newport Mental Health and CODAC CEOs have teamed up…
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Portsmouth Seeks Available Protective Equipment
The Portsmouth Emergency Management Agency is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying resources in the community for personal protective…
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Pulse Gym to Offer Free Kids Virtual Recess
Pulse Gym will offer a free kids workout and virtual recess. Find out how to join here.
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