Papa offers BCBSRI Medicare Advantage members easy, no-cost access to transportation, food, social connection and daily assistance when they need it PROVIDENCE, RI (February 9, 2022) – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is helping older Rhode Islanders stay connected and supported by partnering with Papa to provide personalized, in-home daily living assistance for members who need help […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – The McKee Administration today announced the community based COVID-19 vaccination clinics scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, February 12. Community based COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held Saturday, February 12 in Lincoln, Newport, Warwick, Providence, South Kingstown, Central Falls, and Smithfield. Registration is recommended for these clinics. To register, visit C19VaccineRI.org and click “Upcoming Community Vaccination Clinics.” In addition, […]Read More
PROVIDENCE, RI – Providence Public Schools today announced that as part of a strategy to welcome students back safely for in-person learning after the February break, it is providing families and staff with tools and opportunities to improve vaccination rates and testing over the vacation week, and will have a staggered return schedule the week of […]Read More
Written comments will be accepted through tomorrow, February 11, 2022 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Attorney General and the Rhode Island Department of Health will hold the third and final virtual public comment meeting concerning the proposed merger of Lifespan and Care New England (CNE) tonight from 6pm-8pm. More than 500 people combined virtually attended the first […]Read More
McKee and Health Officials Also Announce that the Statewide Executive Order on Indoor Masking will Lift on Friday, February 11 PROVIDENCE, RI – With COVID-19 case and hospitalization data continuing to improve, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announced plans to lift the statewide school mask mandate on March 4, […]Read More
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Royal Ice Cream Company is recalling specific lots of Batch Ice Cream because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune […]Read More
The $595,485 grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) will aid future nursing students in addressing stigma towards opioid use disorder UMass Dartmouth College of Nursing & Health Sciences faculty members Professor Mary McCurry, Assistant Professor Monika Schuler, Assistant Professor Jennifer Viveiros, Assistant Professor Shannon Avery-Desmarais, and Assistant Professor Mirinda Tyo were part […]Read More
2022 BlueAngel Community Health Grant program awards $405,000 to organizations working at the intersection of housing and health PROVIDENCE, RI (February 3, 2022) — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) continues to address health inequities related to housing by awarding $375,000 in grants to six organizations that improve access to safe, affordable housing throughout Rhode Island. […]Read More
Human Rights Campaign recognizes BCBSRI for its efforts in creating a work environment prioritizing LGBTQ+ equality PROVIDENCE, RI — Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has again scored 100 percent on the 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The only […]Read More
The City of Pawtucket has opened two distribution locations for take-home COVID-19 tests. Please visit the Leon Mathieu Senior Center or Pawtucket Public Library during normal business hours to pick up your test. Tests are limited to one per person and are for Pawtucket residents only. Proof of residency required. While supplies last. The Library […]Read More
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