Category : Health

Farah Shafi, MD, MBA, an obstetrician-gynecologist with personal and professional ties to Rhode Island, comes from Mass General Brigham Health Plan PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Farah Shafi, MD, MBA, an experienced physician and healthcare leader in Massachusetts with ties to Rhode Island, has been appointed chief medical officer of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) […]Read More

BCBSRI receives top score of 100 on national Disability Equality Index® PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has been designated a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion having received a score of 100 on the 2023 Disability Equality Index for the second consecutive year. A joint initiative administered by […]Read More

Team of local stakeholders engaged candidates from around the country during inclusive, monthslong process Providence, R.I. (July 31, 2023) – United Way of Rhode Island has hired Nancy Wolanski as the inaugural director of the state’s new Nonprofit Resource Center. She assumed the role on Monday, July 31. Most recently, Nancy was executive director of the […]Read More

Dozens of nonprofit organizations serving Newport County residents will share nearly $350,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County, Conexion Latina Newport, Gnome Surf in Tiverton, the Jamestown Arts Center, the James L. Maher Center in Middletown and the Little Compton Community Center are among the 45 […]Read More

Southern New England region will experience its warmest days so far this summer, hot and humid, with most locations reaching the upper 80s to low 90s Thursday through Saturday. Yet the focus is shifting from the heat to the potential of severe weather Thursday evening. Humidity has jumped as a warm front lifted through Southern […]Read More