There are no words which truly express my disappointment, Sen. Louis DiPalma wrote the state s Health and Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones of her agency s refusal to provide documentation of the work that a consultant Manatt, Phelps & Phillips did for the state during a year-and-a-half-long suspension of Medicaid billing. Let me reiterate, this is only the first instance in my 13 years in the General Assembly where I have been denied a request for information, wrote DiPalma, D-Middletown. I m sorry it has come to this, he said.
But anyone who knows me, knows that I will explore all legal means to ascertain the facts and data, which I believe are critical to my role in serving as Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules, [Government] Ethics and Oversight and more generally a State Senator.
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McKee halts plan to consolidate Eleanor Slater Hospital
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On Friday, McKee s office went further and said any further work based on the proposal drawn up by consultants Alvarez & Marsal would will be put on hold, according to an email from spokesman Matt Sheaff.
The pause will take effect so that we can have real and thoughtful dialogue and engagement with the community, stakeholders and the General Assembly on what the best solutions are to provide high-quality care that meets the needs of Rhode Islanders seeking these vital services, Sheaff wrote.
The announcement comes the same week Attorney General Peter Neronha said his office had launched an inquiry into the ongoing situation at Eleanor Slater Hospital, particularly as it pertains to patient care.
McKee administration puts hold on plans for major changes at Eleanor Slater Hospital
The state was pursuing plans to close the hospital facility at Zambarano and build a new skilled nursing facility there at a cost of $65 million.
By Brian Amaral Globe Staff,Updated April 16, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I, on Feb. 21, 2021.DAVID DEGNER/NYT
PROVIDENCE â Governor Dan McKeeâs administration is putting a hold on plans to dramatically reshape the state-run hospital for people with complex medical and psychiatric needs.
His office said Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones will look at department plans and changes for Eleanor Slater Hospital that were developed under McKeeâs predecessor, Gina Raimondo.