Receta Para la Asociación: Una Nueva Colaboración Proporciona Medicamentos a los Habitantes de Rhode Island Sin Seguro

by Ann MacDonald

Durante 25 años, la Clínica Gratuita de Rhode Island, ubicada en South Providence, ha brindado atención médica gratuita a adultos de Rhode Island que no tienen seguro médico y no pueden pagar para la atención primaria y otros servicios. En 2022, la clínica informó haber [...]

Prescription for Partnership: New Collaboration Provides Medications to Uninsured Rhode Islanders

by Ann MacDonald

For 25 years, the Rhode Island Free Clinic, located in South Providence, has provided free medical care for Rhode Island adults who do not have health insurance and cannot afford to pay for primary care and other services. In 2022, the clinic reported treating 2,570 patients. Clinic services have [...]

Taking Care of the Neighborhood:  Community Health Workers on the Front Line and Beyond

by Swanette Salazar

In the last few years, if you visited a local health or community center for your Covid vaccine, spoke to someone who followed up with you after the visit, or were interviewed following a bout with the illness, you most likely met with a Community [...]

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

por 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 [...]