L-R Tim Babineau of Lifespan and James Fanale of CNE
Healthcare is one of the biggest business sectors in Rhode Island and it potentially faces its biggest change in history in 2021.
The ongoing merger negotiation between the state s largest and second-largest hospital groups could create a mega-healthcare corporation.
The merger discussion is being driven by Lifespan’s CEO Timothy Babineau and Care New England’s James Fanale two rivals who are now working urgently to complete a deal before the end of the fiscal year September 30, 2021.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Associated Press
SOMERS POINT, N.J.– Joseph Johnson was going about his life, getting ready for the holidays at the Jersey Shore, when he started to feel ill and wound up in a hospital. It turned out he had diabetes, and it was threatening his life.
The shock of a sudden illness and hospitalization was compounded by the coronavirus pandemic. To slow its spread, most hospitals are forbidding visitors, meaning patients like Johnson find themselves alone during what is supposed to be a joyous season.
“Because of the plague, my wife can’t come visit; all she can do is call and text,” he said. “It’s pretty depressing.”