Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is seeking public comment on its intent to issue a Categorical Exclusion. RIDOH has reviewed for approval the request by the Rockland Oaks public water system (PWS # RI1000020), in cooperation with an adjacent public water system, the Scituate High...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Keech Pond in Glocester due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans...

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Minutes Filed on: 9/20/2024 12:50:35 PM

The Ginny-B Family Campground Water System in Foster has issued a boil water notice to its customers because E. coli bacteria was found in the water supply. Ginny-B Family Campground Water System customers should boil water for one minute that will be used for drinking, cooking, making ice,...

September 17, 2024, Meeting of the Health Services Council Video Recording

September 17, 2024, Meeting of the Health Services Council Agenda

Initiation of Review Notification - • AdviniaCare Kingston Rehab Center, LLC [Pointe RI OpCo LLC], for a Change in Effective Control of Kingston Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care, a 55-bed skilled nursing facility currently operated by Shady Acres Operations Associates LLC located at 415 Gardiner Road, West Kingston, Rhode Island; • AdviniaCare Pawtucket Pleasant Rehab Center, LLC [Pointe RI OpCo LLC], Change in Effective Control of Oak Hill Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care, a 129-bed skilled nursing currently operated by Oak Hill Operations Associates LLC located at 544 Pleasant Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; and • AdviniaCare Providence Dodge Rehab Center, LLC [Pointe RI OpCo LLC], Change in Effective Control of Bannister Center for Rehabilitation & Health Care, a 161-bed skilled nursing facility currently operated by Bannister Operations Associates LLC located at 135 Dodge Street, Providence, Rhode Island.

August 27, 2024, Meeting of the Health Services Council Video Recording

RIDOH received an open letter from concerned members of the South County community on September 4, 2024, listing and detailing concerns about the impact of the relationship between executive leadership and providers on patient care at South County Hospital, including the resignation of physicians...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory for recreational activities at Boone Lake in Exeter. The advisory was related to high levels of blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria. Recent...

RIDOH is proposing to amend Licensing of Recreational Facilities and Beaches (216-RICR-50-10-3). These amendments are open for public comment until October 11, 2024.

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are announcing: --The state's first human case, in 2024, of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus in a person from Providence County and in their 70s; --The state's second probable human...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with JL Curran Reservoir in Cranston due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm

The amendments to "Public Drinking Water" (216-RICR-50-05-1) have been finalized. These regulations will be effective on 09/18/2024.

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has launched a new statewide Rhode Island Rental Registry for all landlords in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Rental Registry will serve as a vital source of information about rental properties and was developed to meet the requirements of the...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Larkin Pond at Camp Hoffman in South Kingstown due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green algae can produce...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Warwick Pond in Warwick and with Wenscott Reservoir in Providence at Governor Notte Beach due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) supports and celebrates Stop & Shop's recent decision to stop selling tobacco products in its stores. This change will help to limit access to addictive and harmful tobacco products while diminishing their visibility and marketing in high-traffic...

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Minutes Filed on: 8/28/2024 3:17:33 PM

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth and Carr Pond in North Kingstown due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the pond. Blue-green...