Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island[1] is a women and infants' hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the primary teaching hospital in obstetrics, gynecology, and newborn pediatrics of the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University.[2] In 1996, Women & Infants Hospital was a founding member (along with Butler Hospital and Kent Hospital) of the Care New England Health System.[3]
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island | |
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Care New England | |
Geography | |
Location | Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
Coordinates | 41°48′39″N 71°24′44″W |
Organization | |
Care system | Private |
Affiliated university | Warren Alpert Medical School |
Services | |
Beds | 137 |
Public transit access | RIPTA 1, 3, 4, 6 |
History | |
Opened | 1884 |
Links | |
Website | www.womenandinfants.org |
Lists | Hospitals in Rhode Island |
Women & Infants Hospital was founded in 1884 as the Providence Lying-In Hospital, which was exclusively a maternity hospital where women could safely deliver babies.[citation needed]
The hospital was initially located at the General James Estate on Slocum Street in Providence, Rhode Island, but it was moved two years later to the corner of State and Field streets after it outgrew its initial building. It was moved again in 1926 to 50 Maude Street, where it remained for 60 years. Women & Infants continued to expand and modernize over the years, and it became affiliated with Rhode Island Hospital in the late 1970s. The hospital was moved once again in 1986 to its current location on Dudley Street in the Upper South Providence neighborhood in order to further facilitate future physical expansion and program developments.[2]
In 1996, Women & Infants Hospital joined with Butler Hospital and Kent Hospital to create the Care New England Health System.[3]
Women & Infants Hospital is the largest obstetrical facility in Rhode Island, the second largest in New England, and the tenth in the United States. Nearly 3,000 employees including 800 medical staff handle over 30,000 emergency room visits, 23,000 hospital admissions, and 9,300 deliveries per year. The Special Care Nursery, the only newborn intensive care unit in the region, treats 1,200 babies a year. In addition, more than 8,000 procedures are done per year in the gynecological and general surgical program, which provides a comprehensive array of services that meet the needs of women throughout their lifespan.[citation needed]
The hospital offers services in infertility treatment, breast care, gynecologic cancer, urinary incontinence, and prenatal diagnosis at the main hospital building and at nearby satellite facilities. Women & Infants also offers educational programs and medical, nutritional, and support services through the Women's Primary Care Center and outreach sites in East Greenwich, Woonsocket, South Kingstown, Swansea, Massachusetts, and North Attleboro, Massachusetts.[citation needed]
In addition to being the primary affiliate in obstetrics, gynecology, and newborn pediatrics for the Brown Medical School, Women & Infants maintains its commitment to medical education and research through relationships with various nursing and professional schools.[2]
A five-story addition that will offer more obstetrical beds and a larger NICU, offering individual rooms for each family, is scheduled for completion in late 2009.Mark R. Marcantano is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the hospital.[citation needed]
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