Rhode Island Hospital is a not-for-profit, 719-bed, acute care hospital. It is the largest hospital and is the only Level I Trauma Center, Burn Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center in Rhode Island. It is also the principal teaching hospital for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

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. The hospital has received multiple other awards for its stroke care, cardiothoracic services, cancer care, pulmonary hypertension, diagnostic imaging safety, technology and teaching.

The Andrew F. Anderson Emergency Center, built in 2005, has a post-COVID volume of just under 90,000 adult patients per year, making it one of the busiest emergency departments in the Northeast. We serve as the primary referral center for the Southern New England area.

This state-of-the-art facility features 99 treatment rooms, six critical care bays (each with the capacity for two patients), multiple procedure rooms, a large vertical care space for lower acuity patients with physician-in-triage, two CT scanners and an MRI machine.  Additionally, inside the ED there is a cardiac catheterization lab, a dedicated neuro-interventional suite and a 17-bed protocol-based ED run observation unit.

Other services include 24-hour interpreters, 24-hour radiologist support in the department, 24-hour social work availability, a full toxicology laboratory, and many other support services necessary for a busy teaching hospital.

Hasbro Children's Hospital, located next to Rhode Island Hospital, is the area's only dedicated children's hospital. The seven-story, 104-bed hospital offers a wide range of pediatric services and programs in all medical and surgical subspecialties.

As the regional tertiary care children’s hospital and Level 1 pediatric trauma center, the Hasbro ED is staffed 24 hours a day by board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians and pediatric emergency nurses with access to pediatric surgeons and other pediatric medical and surgical subspecialists.

The Hasbro Emergency Department is staffed by 28 Pediatric Emergency physicians, two pediatricians, 12 pediatric advanced practice providers as well as pediatric emergency certified nurses and sees close to 60,000 patients a year. It offers a dedicated space for sedation, behavioral health, family waiting, a rapid treatment unit and has a clinical decision unit (CDU) for patients requiring periods of longer emergency department observation and is adjacent to the emergency department.

The department is staffed by board-certified pediatric emergency medicine attending’s, all of whom are full faculty members in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Attending’s work closely with the LifePACT Critical Care Pediatric Transport team which transports critically ill children from health care facilities across the state and Southern New England to Hasbro.

The Miriam Hospital is an outstanding 247-bed academic community hospital located on Providence’s East Side. The Miriam Hospital has been ranked the best hospital in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts by US News and World Report and has received the Magnet Award for Excellence in Nursing Services six times in recognition of its outstanding nursing culture. The hospital is known for its cardiac care at the Cardiovascular Institute, as an award-winning Stroke Center, as a regional orthopedic referral center with the Total Joint Center, as well as for nationally recognized programs in bariatrics, urology, and many other services. 

The emergency department cares for nearly 80,000 patients each year. Emergency department acuity is consistently high, with an admission rate of approximately 28 percent. The patient population spans all ages, with a significant geriatric component. The Miriam Hospital is located within a neighborhood in close proximity to Brown. 

Emergency physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and nursing coverage is generous, and specialty care is excellent. 

The Miriam Emergency Department has a dedicated radiology suite including a 64-slice CT scanner within the department. The Miriam Hospital Emergency Department also benefits from a 10-bed Clinical Decision Unit. These 10 private rooms opened in 2018 and allow for safe, high-quality care of patients with a variety of diagnoses beyond their typical emergency department stay.   

Our care teams use a provider in Team Triage to shorten door-to-doctor times and enhance care. Our patient satisfaction survey scores remain high with extremely high scores on likelihood of recommending our department. 

Newport Hospital is an outstanding 104-bed community hospital that serves the more than 80,000 Newport County residents, seasonal residents, and tourists. It is located near the water in beautiful downtown Newport, Rhode Island. The emergency department serves more than 32,000 patients per year. The department is supported by a full range of dedicated specialists. The acuity can vary, with an admission rate of 15% and a transfer rate of 3%. 

The emergency department sees a diverse set of patients reflective of this diverse county of urban, suburban, and seasonal tourism. The department recently completed a renovation, boasting a new $12.5M emergency department with more than 30 treatment spaces, a dedicated behavioral health pod, enhanced security features, and improved patient flow.

As the key resource to the community the emergency physicians care for patients with all ranges of illness – pediatric, geriatric, obstetrics, trauma, and many others. Most patients have access to a local primary care, patient-centered medical homes, and accountable care organizations. Most of the emergency physicians work at other Lifespan emergency departments. The emergency department works closely with the local cardiac, trauma, and stroke referral centers within the Lifespan network.