Healthier Rhode Island

Presented by www.HealthierRI.com, the weekly Healthier Rhode Island Podcast will cover specific aspects of the proposed merger between Lifespan and Care New England’s health systems to create – together with Brown University – a world-class integrated academic health system. Each episode will feature in-depth interviews with doctors, researchers and other health care professionals who live and work in Rhode Island. read less

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Sep 15 2021

Strengthening RI's medical research ecosystem

Michael Henderson, vice president for research at Lifespan, and Susan Elmore, senior director of research administration at Care New England, joined us to discuss the potential impact an integrated academic health system could have on Rhode Island's medical research sector.

Episodes

Sep 15 2021

Strengthening RI's medical research ecosystem

Aug 19 2021

Trauma care

Dr. Bill Cioffi, chief of surgery at Lifespan, joins the HealthierRI Podcast to discuss how an integrated academic health system could positively impact trauma care in Rhode Island.

Jul 2 2021

Creating equity in women's health

Dr. Peg Miller, chief of women's medicine at Lifespan Physician Group and director of the Women's Medicine Collaborative, and Dr. Raymond Powrie, executive chief of medicine at Care New England and Women and Infants Hospital, joined us to discuss their recent issue brief, "Creating Equity in Women's Health."

Jun 16 2021

Introducing the Healthier RI Podcast

Our first episode, featuring an interview with Dr. Timothy Babineau and Dr. James Fanale, the respective leaders of Lifespan and Care New England, covered how the proposed integrated academic health system can help drive down the cost of care in Rhode Island.