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R.I. attorney general approves sale of 2 safety-net hospitals with strict ‘non-negotiable’ conditions

Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital will revert back to non-profit status if the transacting parties can agree to comply with the attorney general’s conditions.

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Lifespan, R.I.’s largest health care system, to become Brown University Health. The deal includes millions in investments.

The rebranding will take place over the next several months, according to executives at both institutions.
FOOD & DINING

Rhode Island’s oldest dairy farm continues its legacy

Wright’s Dairy Farm has been pasteurizing and bottling its own branded milk since the 1930s, and now boasts an on-site market with more than 500 dairy products.
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‘James Beard loved to eat... And he was always broke’: Jacques Pépin remembers one of America’s most influential food figures

The man for whom the awards and foundation are named was considered the foremost American food authority. But ”he wasn’t a chef, and he would be the first one to tell you," Pépin told the Globe.

BUSINESS
Dozens of CVS generic drug recalls expose link to tainted factories
Over the past decade CVS’s store-brand products have been recalled about two times more than those from Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and three times more than those from Walmart Inc., a Bloomberg analysis of public records found.

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Lifespan eyeing bankrupt Steward’s hospitals in Massachusetts
Rhode Island’s largest health care system is among the potential suitors eyeing at least some of Steward Health Care’s hospitals in Massachusetts ahead of the bankrupt company’s June 27 auction.

INNOVATOR Q&A
Floral company that blossomed out of Rhode Island now takes on weddings across the US
“We like to think big,” said founder Semia Dunne, who started her company 24 years ago focusing on flowers for upscale events.

RHODE MAP
📚 Your favorite Rhode Island bookstores
Since it's officially beach (or pool) season, we asked Rhode Map readers this week to share some of their favorite bookstores in the state. No one will blame you if you just skip the beach traffic and stay at the store. Here’s a quick guide.

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TRANSPORTATION

Providence mayor delays removal of bike lanes after outcry

The plan will eventually add a second lane of car travel on South Water Street, as the closure of the Washington Bridge on I-195 drags on.

RI BUSINESS

‘Falling into disrepair’: Two R.I. hospitals riddled with bedbugs, dirty water, and serious safety hazards, court docs say

Conditions at Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, both of which are owned by for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings, are putting patients at risk, according to newly released court documents.

COURTS

Owner of 2 safety-net hospitals in R.I. ordered to pay $17m within 10 days

If Prospect Medical Holdings fails to comply with the court order, “we will pursue all available and appropriate remedies,” said Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s spokesman Timothy Rondeau.

PODCAST

This season is bittersweet for the Mr. Lemon family

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Janice, Colleen, and Joe Rao talk about the love that their mother, “Mama Lemon,” poured into the Providence lemonade stand, which opened 50 years ago.

RI NEWS

Video shows deer jumping through bus windshield in R.I.

Three passengers on the bus were injured, and the animal did not survive the incident Monday.

RI BUSINESS

R.I. Life Science Hub picks interim president

Patrice Milos, who has 30 years of experience in the life science industry and was a founding member of RI Bio, will make $25,000 a month as the board searches for a permanent CEO.

FOOD & DINING

Tasting notes from the 2024 James Beard awards in Chicago

The traditional awards ceremony, which is known as the “Oscars of food,” is only part of the celebration. Here’s what the culinary elite ate and drank at the post-awards celebration.

RI POLITICS

R.I. leaders unveil bill to change bank tax, as sought by Citizens Bank

“It was the right thing to do,” House Speaker Shekarchi said of the measure that he, Governor McKee, and Senate President Ruggerio said would help to create a more level playing field with Massachusetts: “I wanted to show a signal to the business community that we heard them.”

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Rhode Island business news: March 2022