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OBGYN and Women's HealthMay 26
We are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, the Rhode Island Lupus Support Group is cancelling its March 31, 2020 meeting. The Rhode Island Lupus Support Group normally meets on the last Tuesday of every month. The goal of...
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Brain and SpineMay 27
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Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport HospitalThis event is part of the monthly Aging and Dementia Research Lecture Series, presented by the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute's Aging Brain Initiative and the Rhode Island Hospital Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center . All events are held in room 133 of Rhode Island Hospital's...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthJun 1
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Bradley Hospital, Gateway HealthcareWe are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, this Youth Mental Health First Aid event is cancelled. Youth Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour training course on Monday, June 1 designed to give members of the public key...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthJun 3
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Bradley HospitalSummary The first step in effective suicide prevention is to identify someone in need of help. Asking three to six simple questions can help determine whether someone needs help and if immediate action is needed. In this training, participants learn to administer the Columbia Suicide Severity...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthJun 8
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Bradley HospitalThis Asperger/Autism Network of Rhode Island support group is for adults with Asperger's or autism and is facilitated by Arthur Mercurio, PhD. It meets monthly on second Monday of the month at the Bradley Hospital Main building. (If the Monday is a holiday, meetings are held on the following Monday...
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Mental Health and Behavioral HealthJun 8
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Bradley HospitalThis Asperger/Autism Network of Rhode Island offers a support group is for parents of adults with Asperger's or autism and is facilitated by Toby Liebowitz. It meets monthly on the second Monday of the month at the Bradley Hospital main building. (If the Monday is a holiday, meetings are held on...
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Brain and SpineJun 10
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Rhode Island HospitalEvent update: We are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, we have canceled the April meeting of the Stroke Support Group. The Comprehensive Stroke Center at Rhode Island Hospital offers a stroke support group for stroke...
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CancerJun 13
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Rhode Island HospitalDue to COVID-19, Paws for a Cause Dog Walk will be virtual this year. To participate, please register and or donate at https://giving.lifespan.org/Paws-for-a-Cause . Then take your dog for a walk on Saturday, June 13. Finally, post a photo of you and your dog at https://www.facebook.com/events/...
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Brain and Spine, Cardiology and Cardiac SurgeryJun 16
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Rhode Island HospitalMarch Support Groups Like you, we are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, the Neurovascular Center at Rhode Island Hospital is canceling the support group that had been scheduled for March 17, 2020 . We will continue to...
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Gastroenterology, Surgery, UrologyJun 17
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The Miriam HospitalWe are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, the Ostomy Support Group is cancelling upcoming meetings. For information please call 401-793-2420.
Jun 30
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Newport HospitalYoung people in grades six to eight are invited to take the Safe Sitter course to learn skills in safety, child care, first aid and rescue, and life and business. The course is instructor-led and interactive, with hands-on demonstrations and skills practice using soft-bodied dolls and medical...
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Emergency MedicineAug 3
Young people in grades six to eight are invited to take the Safe Sitter course to learn skills in safety, child care, first aid and rescue, and life and business. The course is instructor-led and interactive, with hands-on demonstrations and skills practice using soft-bodied dolls and medical...
Most Recent News
May 13, 2020
JAMA Network published earlier today a study co-authored by Rhode Island Hospital Medical Director of Epidemiology and Infection Control and Brown University Professor of Medicine Leonard A. Mermel,...
May 11, 2020
Access is expanded with new health and safety protocols in place during coronavirus.
May 7, 2020
In light of local cases of COVID-19 and national and international instances of exponential spread of the disease, Lifespan hospitals have temporary measures in place to minimize traffic and...
May 5, 2020
In an effort to support health care workers throughout Rhode Island and its neighboring communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s two largest health care systems have come together to...
April 22, 2020
On Monday April 20th, Lifespan reported an operating loss of $23.8 million for the month of March related to the COVID-19 crisis. The losses were primarily due to the canceling of elective surgeries...
April 17, 2020
A study led by researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital suggests that that one strategy for addressing opioid overdoses and deaths may involve the relationships between people who...