The Providers’ Council is turning 50 in 2025! In celebration of this milestone, the Council will be running a series of Throwback Thursday posts throughout the year commemorating some of the Council’s most important milestones in its first 50 years. This week, the Council wants to highlight the first issue of The Provider newspaper in 1978.
The Provider newspaper is the flagship publication for the Providers’ Council. Today, it has a combined hard copy and electronic circulation estimated at over 3,000, and the newspaper is the most widely read – and respected – publication of its kind in the state.
The inaugural issue of The Provider was six pages and featured an interview with Secretary Gordon Chase, the EOHS Secretary at the time. It also included a review of a subcommittee hearing on children’s welfare and a calendar of upcoming events within the sector.
To honor the legacy of the paper, the Council will be uploading the first editions to its website. For more information on The Provider newspaper, please contact Maureen Lynch, editor of The Provider, at mlynch@providers.org.
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