Providence, RI – Rhode Island Hospital received a Hospital Award and Lifespan President and CEO George Vecchione received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his “outstanding accomplishments in patient safety and information technology in healthcare quality improvement” at the 5th Annual Celebration of Quality Improvement in Rhode Island. Read the rest of this entry »
Newport Hospital’s cancer program has achieved full approval, with commendation, from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. The three-year certification is the result of an on-site evaluation to measure the hospital’s cancer program standards and scope. Read the rest of this entry »
The health benefits of regular physical activity are well documented, yet only 32 percent of adults in the United States engage in regular exercise. Read the rest of this entry »
Brian Zink, MD, emergency medicine physician-in-chief at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, and a resident of East Greenwich, is the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Read the rest of this entry »
Susan Cu-Uvin, MD, an HIV specialist at The Miriam Hospital, has been selected as a 2008 Woman of the Year by the Rhode Island Commission on Women (RICW). Read the rest of this entry »
