OLD POST : The Rhode Island Department of Health never responded to my e-mail alert

An often homeless 67 year old friend of mine ( described as a " Ragged Dave " in a a letter published in the Providence Journal ) " living " in his junky Lincoln Town Car, last year thought he might find temporary relief at Harrington Hall in Cranston to which he was directed by some senior citizen social worker in Warwick. He spent at least one night there . His nightmare description of the place- AS A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH-prompted me to send an e-mail to the Rhode Island Department of Health. I am sure I have a copy of that communication in my blog [ http://radicalrons.blogspot.com] A few weeks ago in the Warwick Public Library " Ragged Dave " pointed to a frequent resident of Harrington Hall, a regular public computer user at the library. The poor middle aged man was a non-stop -sick and sickening- COUGHER. As the homeless Harrington Hall man was right across from me- with his tubercular sounding chronic cough- I wondered if it would be " politically incorrect " to suggest that he wear a hospital mask while visiting a very public library. " Ragged Dave " told me that Harrington Hall was filthy, poorly ventilated at night- a dark,decayed " old fashioned insane asylum " ....... " sounded like a tuberculosis ward ". During the day these homeless -evicted from Harrington Hall- are everywhere PUBLIC-using the rest rooms of fast food places, on RIPTA buses. The one PUBLIC PLACE they are not in is PUBLIC HOUSING. The Rhode Island Department of Health never responded to my e-mail alert. Their web site says they respond to all complaints..There should be a public health nurse assigned to Harrington Hall in Cranston. From: Sex offender living restriction puts added demand on homeless shelter