Will Brown’s BIRCH Collaboration Bring Better Health Care to Providence?

by The Providence Eye

Earlier this year, Brown University heralded the establishment of BIRCH, the Brown Innovation Research Collaborative on Health.  When the university on College Hill announces a grand new health care initiative, it commands our attention. The partners in BIRCH are The Warren Alpert Medical School, The [...]

Providence Community Health Centers: A Primary Source of Primary Care

by Rick Brooks

If you’re having trouble finding a primary care provider (PCP), you’re not alone. The COVID pandemic greatly increased the stress and burnout of primary care docs (MD), physician assistants (PA), and nurse practitioners (NP) — leading to hastened retirements of many practitioners, along with declining [...]