GoLocalProv | Two Category 5 Healthcare Crises Hitting RI, Addiction & Slater Hospital
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 State Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung Right now, two category five hurricanes are swirling inside Rhode Island's public health arena: the fire inside the Eleanor Slater Hospital system, and the opioid overdose epidemic. While seemingly unique situations, both of their answers lie in properly investing in the community-based mental & behavioral health infrastructure in our state. The Eleanor Slater Hospital system's problems are enormously complex. While the Attorney General has stepped in to investigate, and hopefully will address concerns in regards to billin...