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Lifespan Care Locations
Our commitment to patient-centered care means providing the right care in the right place at the right time. We have expanded our reach throughout the communities we serve through our ambulatory centers, clinics and programs.
Rhode Island Hospital
Founded in 1863, Rhode Island Hospital is the state’s largest, and its only Level I trauma center and accredited burn center. The principal teaching hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services, as well as expertise in cancer, cardiology, diabetes, emergency medicine, neurosciences, orthopedics and more. Award-winning patient care is our hallmark.
Hasbro Children's Hospital
As a division of Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital is the region’s premiere provider of pediatric clinical care. The hospital offers a broad spectrum of both routine care and specialty programs not available elsewhere. Hasbro Children’s has the only pediatric emergency department, Level 1 trauma center, pediatric critical care teams and 24-hour ambulance in the region. Our approach to pediatric medicine makes parents, who know their children best, an essential part of the care team.
The Miriam Hospital
Founded by the Providence Jewish community in 1926, The Miriam Hospital today offers a wide range of medical services, with notable expertise in cardiac care, total joint replacement, bariatric surgery, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and men’s health. A major teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, the hospital receives international recognition for its HIV/AIDS, behavioral health and preventive medicine research.
Bradley Hospital
Founded in 1931, Bradley Hospital was the nation’s first psychiatric hospital exclusively for children. Today it provides expert, family-focused care to children and adolescents with psychological, developmental, and behavioral problems, through a wide range of inpatient, outpatient, residential, and partial hospital programs. A teaching hospital for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Bradley Hospital is a national center for research in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Newport Hospital
Newport Hospital, founded in 1873, offers a wide array of services to the community. In addition to an emergency department that treats patients from Newport and surrounding towns, the hospital provides diagnostic and surgical services and is home to the renowned Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center and the award-winning Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center. Newport Hospital has been designated a Magnet hospital for excellence in nursing three consecutive times.
Gateway Healthcare
Gateway Healthcare provides outstanding treatment, intervention and prevention services to adults and children of all cultural and economic backgrounds with behavioral and substance abuse issues, through its residential, outpatient and community-based programs. With more than 42 locations across the state, Gateway Healthcare delivers services to more than 25,000 Rhode Islanders each year.
Lifespan Physician Group
Established in 2012, Lifespan Physician Group has grown to be the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island. Lifespan Physician Group delivers outstanding, innovative care, from family medicine to psychiatry, plastic surgery to pediatric ophthalmology. Our patients benefit from seamless access to the most advanced treatments Lifespan hospitals can provide.
Featured Centers & Services
As part of an academic medical center, our hospitals consolidate their expertise to offer the most advanced and highest quality medical care in centers of excellence that include cardiology, orthopedics, cancer care, women’s medicine, emergency services, and the neurosciences, among others.
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
The Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute provides expert diagnostic, interventional, surgical and rehabilitative cardiac care. Expert nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners complement our superlative team of cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons.
Lifespan Cancer Institute
The Lifespan Cancer Institute brings together specialists from Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals to form a multidisciplinary team that provides the highest quality treatment for cancer patients in a comfortable setting, close to home.
Lifespan Orthopedics Institute
Physicians of the Lifespan Orthopedics Institute provide diagnostic, medical and surgical treatment for musculoskeletal injuries and disorders, from simple fractures to microvascular surgery.
Women's Medicine Collaborative
Women’s Medicine Collaborative is devoted to the health needs of women at all stages of life, ranging from primary care to obstetrics, gastrointestinal medicine and cancer treatment, taking a comprehensive approach to wellness.
Emergency Services
Emergency departments at Rhode Island, The Miriam and Newport hospitals are staffed 24 hours a day by experts in emergency medicine. Rhode Island Hospital is the only Level I Trauma Center in the region, providing the highest level of adult and pediatric trauma care.
Neurosciences
As part of the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute, Lifespan’s experts in the neurosciences provide the highest caliber care for brain and spine disorders, based on the most current and innovative research.
Upcoming Events
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CancerJul 26
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Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport HospitalRide for a Reason is a spinning class to support the Lifespan Cancer Institute on Friday, July 26. To participate in the class, a donation of, $25, $50, $75, or $100 is required. For additional details and questions please email info@corefitprov.com .
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Cancer, DermatologyJul 28
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Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport Hospital, Bradley Hospital, Gateway HealthcareIn collaboration with the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in RI, Brown Dermatology, the Rhode Island Departments of Health and DEM, Bank Newport, Rhode Island 211, the United Way, NBC 10, and the Women's Dermatologic Society, the Lifespan Community Health Institute will offer the Skin Check series...
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Cancer, DermatologyAug 2
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Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport Hospital, Bradley Hospital, Gateway HealthcareIn collaboration with the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in RI, Brown Dermatology, the Rhode Island Departments of Health and DEM, Bank Newport, Rhode Island 211, the United Way, NBC 10, and the Women's Dermatologic Society, the Lifespan Community Health Institute will offer the Skin Check series...
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Surgery, Weight LossAug 5
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The Miriam HospitalThis all-inclusive meeting is offered for pre-op and post-op patients and those just investigating bariatric surgery ; family members welcome. This group meets on the first Monday of each month from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Hurvitz 1 Conference Room and the fourth Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the...
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Cancer, DermatologyAug 9
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Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport Hospital, Bradley Hospital, Gateway HealthcareIn collaboration with the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in RI, Brown Dermatology, the Rhode Island Departments of Health and DEM, Bank Newport, Rhode Island 211, the United Way, NBC 10, and the Women's Dermatologic Society, the Lifespan Community Health Institute will offer the Skin Check series...
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Cancer, DermatologyAug 16
Related Locations:
Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport Hospital, Bradley Hospital, Gateway HealthcareIn collaboration with the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in RI, Brown Dermatology, the Rhode Island Departments of Health and DEM, Bank Newport, Rhode Island 211, the United Way, NBC 10, and the Women's Dermatologic Society, the Lifespan Community Health Institute will offer the Skin Check series...
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Cancer, DermatologyAug 23
Related Locations:
Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport Hospital, Bradley Hospital, Gateway HealthcareIn collaboration with the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in RI, Brown Dermatology, the Rhode Island Departments of Health and DEM, Bank Newport, Rhode Island 211, the United Way, NBC 10, and the Women's Dermatologic Society, the Lifespan Community Health Institute will offer the Skin Check series...
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CancerSep 22
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Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport HospitalLifespan Cancer Institute and Lifespan Community Health Institute will celebrate Survivors Day on Sunday, September 22, 2019. The theme this year will be "Mind, Body, and Soul" and will bring cancer survivors, family, friends, and support groups together for inspiration and community outreach. Join...
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Featured News
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
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Awards & DesignationsNewport Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally...
Monday, July 1, 2019
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Workforce, Medical Education, Awards & DesignationsUrologic surgeon Gyan Pareek, M.D. , has received the 2019 Riesman Family Excellence in Teaching Award, which recognizes a Miriam Hospital physician who teaches at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Pareek serves as a professor of surgery (urology) at Brown and vice president of...
Monday, July 1, 2019
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Workforce, Awards & DesignationsGary Bubly, M.D., MHCI, FACEP, whose long career at The Miriam Hospital includes six years as medical director of the Emergency Department, is the recipient of the 2019 Charles “Bud” Kahn, M.D., Lifetime Leadership Award. The Miriam Hospital Medical Staff Association sponsors the annual award,...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
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Workforce, InpatientNewport Hospital recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center inpatient unit, known throughout the region for its excellence and held up nationally as a model program. When launched in 1979, Vanderbilt was the first inpatient program of its kind in Rhode Island...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
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Workforce, Awards & DesignationsBryan Jay, M.D. , has been named the 2019 Charles C.J. Carpenter, M.D., Outstanding Physician of the Year at The Miriam Hospital. Jay has been director of interventional radiology at The Miriam since 2008, where he specializes in performing minimally-invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and...
Monday, June 17, 2019
Pawtucket native Mavis Nimoh is the new executive director of The Center for Prison Health and Human Rights at The Miriam Hospital. The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights at The Miriam Hospital has established itself nationally as being on the forefront of a myriad of social justice issues...
Monday, May 20, 2019
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Workforce, Awards & DesignationsOrla Brando, vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer for Newport Hospital, celebrates with Alicia Williams, RN. Newport Hospital has received notice that it has once again attained Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence, joining a select group of hospitals that have...
Monday, May 6, 2019
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Health & Wellness, In the CommunityCDC funds research into community program for low-income families The Miriam Hospital, thanks to the support of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation, has received a major federal grant to study the effectiveness of a community-based intervention program to help children from low-income families...
Monday, March 11, 2019
Rhode Island Hospital has been awarded $1.6 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effectiveness of providing medication and care at pharmacies to people with opioid use disorder, compared to usual care pathways at specialty clinics and doctors’ offices. The unusual...
Friday, March 8, 2019
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Health & WellnessResearch led by a behavioral scientist at The Miriam Hospital is providing further evidence that active video games, such as the Wii and Xbox Kinect gaming systems, can help sedentary individuals achieve more physical activity than traditional exercise. Beth Bock, PhD, a research scientist with The...
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
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Awards & DesignationsThe Miriam Hospital has been named among the Top 100 hospitals in the nation by IBM Watson Health. The annual report “spotlights the best–performing hospitals in the U.S. based on a balanced scorecard using publicly available data for clinical, operational, and patient satisfaction metrics.”...
Monday, March 4, 2019
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LeadershipZiya L. Gokaslan, M.D. Sarah T. Dowling, J.D. The Lifespan Board of Directors recently elected two new members – Ziya L. Gokaslan, M.D., FACS and Sarah T. “Sally” Dowling, J.D., L.L.M.. The volunteer board, which includes clinical, business and community leaders, oversees the leading health care...