Our director @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social will be speaking at #RIHEALTH 's Bridging the Gap conference on May 22. Focused on brining together healthcare leaders to address healthcare-associated infections & transform patient outcomes across the state.
More info here:
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More info here:
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May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Our director @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social will be speaking at #RIHEALTH 's Bridging the Gap conference on May 22. Focused on brining together healthcare leaders to address healthcare-associated infections & transform patient outcomes across the state.
More info here:
hai25.eventbrite.com
More info here:
hai25.eventbrite.com
Rhode Island joins MA + CT to preserve access to COVID-19 #vaccines @RIHEALTH thepublicsradio.org/health/who-c...
Who can get a COVID vaccination in Rhode Island? - TPR: The Public's Radio
Rhode Islanders looking to get their updated COVID vaccinations are often left with more questions than answers. And some people may find it harder to get the shot. The Public’s Radio morning host Lu...
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September 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Rhode Island joins MA + CT to preserve access to COVID-19 #vaccines @RIHEALTH thepublicsradio.org/health/who-c...
Big news for Rhode Islanders! Neighborhood Health Plan is rolling out new Medicare and Medicaid options like INTEGRITY in 2026. Better choices, more control over your care. What do you think this means for local healthcare? #RIHealth #OceanState
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island Announces New Medicare and Medicaid Products for 2026
On December 1, 2025, Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island announced the introduction of two new product offerings, Neighborhood INTEGRITY and another plan, starting January 1, 2026. These new products aim to enhance healthcare options for members enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, reflecting ongoing business development and innovation in Rhode Island's healthcare sector.
www.nhpri.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Big news for Rhode Islanders! Neighborhood Health Plan is rolling out new Medicare and Medicaid options like INTEGRITY in 2026. Better choices, more control over your care. What do you think this means for local healthcare? #RIHealth #OceanState
We are so lucky to have an amazing, dedicated public health leader @rihealth, Dr. Alexander-Scott. She makes a difference in all of our lives every day--the magic of public health is that what it does best is often invisible. #AppreciationForDrNAS
November 2, 2024 at 5:51 PM
We are so lucky to have an amazing, dedicated public health leader @rihealth, Dr. Alexander-Scott. She makes a difference in all of our lives every day--the magic of public health is that what it does best is often invisible. #AppreciationForDrNAS
@RIHEALTH why did you remove the positivity rate from the COVID data tracker? That is an essential piece of info for those of us trying to judge risk & keep ourselves safe, & making people bust out the calculators seems pretty silly unless you're trying to conceal the risk...
November 2, 2024 at 5:34 PM
@RIHEALTH why did you remove the positivity rate from the COVID data tracker? That is an essential piece of info for those of us trying to judge risk & keep ourselves safe, & making people bust out the calculators seems pretty silly unless you're trying to conceal the risk...
Big news for Providence! Centurion Foundation just secured over $100M to buy Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals. Sale closes March 6. Hopefully this tackles the underfunding mess. What’s your take on out-of-state owners for local healthcare? #RIHealth #Providence
Centurion Foundation Secures Funding for Purchase of Two Rhode Island Hospitals
After a yearslong effort, the Georgia-based nonprofit Centurion Foundation secured over $100 million in financing on Wednesday to buy Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence from Prospect Medical Holdings. The sale is expected to close on March 6, addressing ongoing issues like underfunding and low occupancy rates at the hospitals, which handle 50,000 emergency room visits annually.
www.browndailyherald.com
February 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Big news for Providence! Centurion Foundation just secured over $100M to buy Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals. Sale closes March 6. Hopefully this tackles the underfunding mess. What’s your take on out-of-state owners for local healthcare? #RIHealth #Providence
Rhode Island just dropped $18M to keep Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital open. Gotta protect our healthcare, but should taxpayers always foot the bill? What’s your take, Ocean State? #RIHealth #RhodeIslandNews
Rhode Island Approves $18 Million to Save Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital
Rhode Island has approved an $18 million financial backstop to assist the buyer in completing the acquisition of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, ensuring the facilities remain operational amid financial stress similar to that in Massachusetts.
franklinobserver.town.news
February 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Rhode Island just dropped $18M to keep Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital open. Gotta protect our healthcare, but should taxpayers always foot the bill? What’s your take, Ocean State? #RIHealth #RhodeIslandNews
Whoa! RI just cancelled a HUGE Medicaid contract. 🤔 What does this mean for individual choice & community care? Let's chat about the future of healthcare in the Ocean State. #RIHealth #Medicaid #IndividualLiberty #CommunitySolutions #RhodeIsland [source]
February 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Whoa! RI just cancelled a HUGE Medicaid contract. 🤔 What does this mean for individual choice & community care? Let's chat about the future of healthcare in the Ocean State. #RIHealth #Medicaid #IndividualLiberty #CommunitySolutions #RhodeIsland [source]
Avian flu's hit the Ocean State. Yikes! Individual responsibility and community action are key. Let's keep our flocks safe while respecting individual choices & free markets. #RIHealth #AvianFlu #OceanState #IndividualLiberty [source]
February 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Avian flu's hit the Ocean State. Yikes! Individual responsibility and community action are key. Let's keep our flocks safe while respecting individual choices & free markets. #RIHealth #AvianFlu #OceanState #IndividualLiberty [source]
RI hospitals swamped with winter bugs! 🤒 COVID, RSV, the flu... Makes ya think twice about personal responsibility & community health. Maybe we coulda avoided some of this...? 🤔 #RIHealth #FluSeason #PersonalResponsibility #OceanState [source]
January 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
RI hospitals swamped with winter bugs! 🤒 COVID, RSV, the flu... Makes ya think twice about personal responsibility & community health. Maybe we coulda avoided some of this...? 🤔 #RIHealth #FluSeason #PersonalResponsibility #OceanState [source]
Healthcare Headlines🏥RI seniors on Medicare Advantage can switch plans in a 2‑month special enrollment after the Brown University Health & UnitedHealthcare contract breakdown.
Read More: governor.ri.gov/press-releas...
#MedicareAdvantage #RIHealth #SeniorCare #HealthCoverage #RIBGH
Read More: governor.ri.gov/press-releas...
#MedicareAdvantage #RIHealth #SeniorCare #HealthCoverage #RIBGH
August 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Healthcare Headlines🏥RI seniors on Medicare Advantage can switch plans in a 2‑month special enrollment after the Brown University Health & UnitedHealthcare contract breakdown.
Read More: governor.ri.gov/press-releas...
#MedicareAdvantage #RIHealth #SeniorCare #HealthCoverage #RIBGH
Read More: governor.ri.gov/press-releas...
#MedicareAdvantage #RIHealth #SeniorCare #HealthCoverage #RIBGH
The @RIHEALTH plan for vaccine distribution is incomplete. Protecting the most vulnerable is an honorable goal, but the plan must simultaneously focus on stopping spread.
Occupation matters!!
Occupation matters!!
November 16, 2024 at 7:33 PM
The @RIHEALTH plan for vaccine distribution is incomplete. Protecting the most vulnerable is an honorable goal, but the plan must simultaneously focus on stopping spread.
Occupation matters!!
Occupation matters!!
@RIHEALTH Your CoVid-19 data page is down...
November 27, 2024 at 2:29 AM
@RIHEALTH Your CoVid-19 data page is down...
Tired, sad, scared. Is another wave of illness starting, @rihealth?
November 25, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Tired, sad, scared. Is another wave of illness starting, @rihealth?
Hey, @RIHEALTH! How about one of those blitz COVID vax clinics at Scarborough Beach? Misquamicut? Galilee?
November 25, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Hey, @RIHEALTH! How about one of those blitz COVID vax clinics at Scarborough Beach? Misquamicut? Galilee?
With just ten days until the vaccine opens to all #RI residents, we're hoping tweeps can hang in there. The #CasterTeam has about 50% of us with the first shot, and the rest of us patiently waiting for our turns. The latest from @RIHEALTH.
https://bit.ly/3dIYcY9 @wpri12
https://bit.ly/3dIYcY9 @wpri12
January 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
With just ten days until the vaccine opens to all #RI residents, we're hoping tweeps can hang in there. The #CasterTeam has about 50% of us with the first shot, and the rest of us patiently waiting for our turns. The latest from @RIHEALTH.
https://bit.ly/3dIYcY9 @wpri12
https://bit.ly/3dIYcY9 @wpri12
On #LungCancerAwarenessDay, Dr. Abbas of Brown Surgical Associates emphasizes early detection.
With advanced bronchoscopy, RI patients can be diagnosed, staged & treated in one visit—because early action saves lives.
#LungCancer #EarlyDetection #BSA #RIHealth #InnovationInCare
With advanced bronchoscopy, RI patients can be diagnosed, staged & treated in one visit—because early action saves lives.
#LungCancer #EarlyDetection #BSA #RIHealth #InnovationInCare
August 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
On #LungCancerAwarenessDay, Dr. Abbas of Brown Surgical Associates emphasizes early detection.
With advanced bronchoscopy, RI patients can be diagnosed, staged & treated in one visit—because early action saves lives.
#LungCancer #EarlyDetection #BSA #RIHealth #InnovationInCare
With advanced bronchoscopy, RI patients can be diagnosed, staged & treated in one visit—because early action saves lives.
#LungCancer #EarlyDetection #BSA #RIHealth #InnovationInCare
☀️ Free skin cancer screenings start this Saturday, July 12 from 11 AM–1 PM at Scarborough Beach North!
Proud to support the 2025 #SkinChecksRI with @NBC10, Brown Dermatology, @RIHEALTH & more.
No registration needed—just stop by!
#BrownSurgicalAssociates #SkinCancerAwareness #SummerSafety
Proud to support the 2025 #SkinChecksRI with @NBC10, Brown Dermatology, @RIHEALTH & more.
No registration needed—just stop by!
#BrownSurgicalAssociates #SkinCancerAwareness #SummerSafety
July 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
☀️ Free skin cancer screenings start this Saturday, July 12 from 11 AM–1 PM at Scarborough Beach North!
Proud to support the 2025 #SkinChecksRI with @NBC10, Brown Dermatology, @RIHEALTH & more.
No registration needed—just stop by!
#BrownSurgicalAssociates #SkinCancerAwareness #SummerSafety
Proud to support the 2025 #SkinChecksRI with @NBC10, Brown Dermatology, @RIHEALTH & more.
No registration needed—just stop by!
#BrownSurgicalAssociates #SkinCancerAwareness #SummerSafety
Why not in Rhode Island? @RIHealth www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n...
In states where abortion is legal, urgent care centers could become model for care
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, an urgent care center is seeing patients who want a medication abortion. It's a model other states can use when operating a reproductive rights clinic becomes too hard.
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April 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Why not in Rhode Island? @RIHealth www.npr.org/2026/04/08/n...
Rhode Island joins MA & CT to follow #science & #publichealth @RIHealth
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Rhode Island expands access to COVID vaccines - TPR: The Public's Radio
COVID vaccines will now be more widely available in Rhode Island this fall and winter with Gov. Dan McKee’s announcement Friday that pharmacists can vaccinate people under age 65 with no pre-existing ...
thepublicsradio.org
September 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Rhode Island joins MA & CT to follow #science & #publichealth @RIHealth
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Deborah Garneau: Beginnings of .@RIHEALTH equity program started lower on the org chart. Under new leadership, they have elevated programs for minority health and other underserved groups into the director's office. #BuildPower4Equity
December 23, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Deborah Garneau: Beginnings of .@RIHEALTH equity program started lower on the org chart. Under new leadership, they have elevated programs for minority health and other underserved groups into the director's office. #BuildPower4Equity
Deborah Garneau: Impacts of efforts to advance health equity at .@RIHEALTH include increased resident capacity and 34% higher WIC and SNAP redemption at farmers' market. #BuildPower4Equity
December 23, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Deborah Garneau: Impacts of efforts to advance health equity at .@RIHEALTH include increased resident capacity and 34% higher WIC and SNAP redemption at farmers' market. #BuildPower4Equity
Mandate vaccines for school or have students apply for an exemption. Schools have historically required #vaccines for entry, #COVID should be no different. Stop politicizing our children's health. @RIHEALTH
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/growing/school-vaccinations.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/growing/school-vaccinations.html
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December 19, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Mandate vaccines for school or have students apply for an exemption. Schools have historically required #vaccines for entry, #COVID should be no different. Stop politicizing our children's health. @RIHEALTH
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/growing/school-vaccinations.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/growing/school-vaccinations.html
--and finally, a shout-out to @RIHEALTH , who have been working with my sister wrt her quarantined toddlers and who have all been fantastic to her, I know it's a chaotic time so thanks for being nice to a freaked-out mom
November 13, 2024 at 5:34 AM
--and finally, a shout-out to @RIHEALTH , who have been working with my sister wrt her quarantined toddlers and who have all been fantastic to her, I know it's a chaotic time so thanks for being nice to a freaked-out mom