Welcome to Rhode Island Hospital
About Rhode Island Hospital
Our Proud History
 On
October 6, 1868, a 59-year-old shoemaker entered a hospital in Providence.
His diagnosis was not unusual and his treatment was uneventful.
Yet he represented a milestone in the history of medicine in New
England because he—John Sutherland—was the first patient
admitted to Rhode Island Hospital.
Five years before that first patient, a small group of visionary
Rhode Islanders began planning the community hospital that would
become the major medical center in the state and beyond. In 1857
a bequest by Moses Brown Ives established a fund for a hospital
in Rhode Island. Rhode Island Hospital has expanded beyond Ives'
early vision to become the principal provider of specialty care
in the state and a major teaching and research center.
Our Commitment to Health Care Excellence
Our affiliation with Brown
University began in 1969, and since then we have grown to be
the major teaching and research hospital in the region. Our board-certified
physicians hold faculty appointments at Brown
Medical School, allowing us to attract leading physicians from
around the country.
Rhode Island Hospital has earned a national reputation for excellence
in the training of physicians. More than 42 residencies
are available and encompass almost every medical specialty.
Our medical, professional and support staffs use research, technology
and exceptional skills to set new standards of care for our patients
and their families.
Rhode Island Hospital is one of only 122 hospitals across the country—and
the only one in Rhode Island—to receive the Consumer Choice
Award from the National Research Corporation. This is the sixth
consecutive year Rhode Island Hospital has received this award.
The hospital is accredited by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and
is a member of numerous professional associations.
Our Hospital Today
 Rhode
Island Hospital is a private, 719-bed, not-for-profit acute care
hospital. We are the largest hospital in the state and provide comprehensive
services to patients. We have particular expertise in cardiology,
oncology, neurosciences, orthopedics and organ transplantation.
Rhode Island Hospital is the Level
I Trauma Center for southeastern New England, providing expert
staff and equipment in emergency situations 24 hours a day. We are
a major teaching and research hospital for Brown Medical School
and the largest and most comprehensive of the Brown-affiliated hospitals.
Our pediatric division, Hasbro
Children's Hospital, is the state's premier pediatric facility.
We have the area's only pediatric
intensive care unit, pediatric oncology and cardiac programs
and separate emergency and operating suites designated for pediatric
patients. We have earned worldwide recognition for our family-centered
environment and expert staff.
Rhode Island Hospital is a founding partner of Lifespan,
a comprehensive health system providing accessible, high-value services
to the people of Rhode Island and southeastern New England. Our
other Lifespan partners include The
Miriam Hospital, Bradley
Hospital and Newport
Hospital.
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