Some medical systems are temporarily requiring patients and visitors to wear face masks. The move is being made because there has been a recent rise in illnesses. UW Health requires masks in select ...

Pharmacists are raising concerns that a national shortage of protective face masks could cause a rise in medication errors and make it hard to ensure drugs remain sterile, NPR reported. Pharmacists ...

All patients, visitors, and staff at Brown University Health hospitals are required to wear masks amid an uptick in respiratory virus cases.

Saratoga Hospital has lifted its employee mask requirement.

On Jan. 5, Brown University Health — the largest hospital system in Rhode Island — announced that all of their facilities would require patients, visitors and staff to wear a N95 or Level 2 surgical ...