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- 1Three Behavioral Health Providers Plan Layoffs and Closures▼Layoffs, Closures Planned at Newport Healthcare, Clarvida, Comprehensive Life Resources
Behavioral health operators Newport Healthcare, Clarvida and Comprehensive Life Resources have announced plans for layoffs and facility closures. The moves will reduce access to mental health and addiction treatment services for patients in the communities affected, and raise questions about financial pressures across the behavioral health sector, which has faced staffing shortages and reimbursement challenges in recent years.
- 2Newport Hospital first in Rhode Island to adopt robotic surgery platform▼Newport Hospital first in R.I. to use new robotic-assisted surgical platform
Newport Hospital has become the first hospital in Rhode Island to use a new robotic-assisted surgical platform, according to Providence Business News. The technology assists surgeons with precision during procedures, and its arrival marks a first for the state's healthcare system. The news is being picked up in regional business and healthcare coverage.