Health
About 300 Butler Hospital employees flooded State House to call attention to their dispute with management
New recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists call for local anesthesia and shared decision-making during in-office gynecological procedures, addressing long-standing concerns about untreated pain and medical inequity
The open-strike began last Thursday over wages, benefits and workplace safety
A Brown University study finds the state’s 2010 cap on hospital price growth saved consumers $1,000 a year in insurance premiums — while costing hospitals $158 million annually and highlighting gaps in self-insured plan oversight
Nurses, mental health workers and other employees at a psychiatric hospital in Providence have been on strike with their union, the Service Employees International Union local 1199, since early Thursday morning
Butler says it spent more than $3.2 million on temp workers to keep the hospital running during the open-ended strike
The indefatigable animal advocate launches Season 4 of “Animal Talk” on Rhode Island PBS
Rhode Island’s largest health system blamed insurance premiums for failing to keep pace with rising health care costs
GLP-1 medications and pricier COVID vaccines helped push spending up nearly 8% in 2023, prompting state regulators to call for greater investment in primary care and fewer barriers for doctors