Even after receiving millions from the state, hospitals in R.I. are still bleeding money

PROVIDENCE— Since coming out of retirement to be the interim CEO and president of Lifespan Corp., Arthur Sampson has been dreading what he says is inevitably coming down the pike: the backlog of sick patients who did not have their tests and screenings done during the pandemic. Like Lifespan, hospitals across Rhode Island are strapped due to the labor shortage…