Rhode Island Hospital news from FierceHealthcare
NewsNonprofit hospital exec pay getting heat from struggling city
Should struggling cities get a cut of the money otherwise directed toward executive pay of nonprofit hospitals? That's the debate going on in Rhode Island, where Providence is on the brink of Read more...
Hospitals advocate for bargain CT scans
With ongoing debates about inappropriate CT scan use, hospitals are using inexpensive CT scanners on smokers to screen for lung cancer, Kaiser Health News and The Washington Post report. Read more...
Certain patient populations more likely to carry MRSA
Hospitals performing active surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) should focus on three types of patients more likely to carry the germ in their nasal passages, a new Read more...
Repeated wrong-site surgeries? Let's go to the videotape!
Within the past two years, Rhode Island Hospital has seen five cases of wrong-site surgery, a serious situation that has gotten the facility in deep water with the state's Department of Health. The Read more...
Another wrong-site surgery reported at Rhode Island Hospital
A wrong-site surgery that occurred at Rhode Island Hospital Oct. 22 is its fifth such botched case since 2007. Timothy Babineau, president of the Providence-based hospital, said an orthopedic surgeon Read more...
Charity sues RI hospital over century-old free bed
Here's one of the more unusual charity care disputes I've ever seen. A local charity is suing Rhode Island Hospital over a century-old gift intended to create a permanent "free bed" at the Read more...
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