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Our business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Journalists can call the marketing and communications office at 401-444-5327 or contact the media relations staff directly. After hours, page the media relations staff person on call at 401-793-2092.

All journalists with cameras --still and video-- must be accompanied by a member of the media relations staff. In order to protect our patients' privacy, we provide patient information in accordance with the American Hospital Association guidelines contained in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Please refer to our patient privacy notice.

Rhode Island Hospital
Media Relations Staff

Ellen Slingsby
Sr. Media Relations Officer
Telephone: 401-444-6421 eslingsby@lifespan.org
twitter: @eslingsby

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