Rhode Island Hospital
Nearly 2,000 physicians are ready to help you with expert diagnostic and treatment services.
Welcome to Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital is the state’s largest hospital, and its only Level I trauma center and verified 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.
Getting Here
Rhode Island Hospital Main Campus
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
United States401-444-4000
Featured Centers & Services
As part of an academic medical center, Rhode Island Hospital offers the highest levels of expertise in neuroscience, cancer, and cardiology, among many other specialties.
Neurosurgery
Expert clinical care is provided in state-of-the-art facilities, equipped with the most advanced technology. Each of our skilled surgeons has neurosurgical subspecialty expertise, including surgery for brain tumors and epilepsy, cerebrovascular surgery, skull-base surgery, radiosurgery, complex spine surgery and pediatric neurosurgery.
The Comprehensive Stroke Center
We offer the most advanced stroke treatment and diagnosis techniques and technology available in the world. As a Comprehensive Stroke Center, our team specializes in evaluating and treating the most complex stroke cases.
Lifespan Cancer Institute
Our nationally renowned physicians include surgical, medical, interventional and radiation oncologists. Our providers sub-specialize in specific cancer types and work together in multidisciplinary clinics to provide state-of-the-art care to both adults and children.
Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute
We provide exceptional diagnostic, interventional, surgical and rehabilitative cardiac care. Comprehensive cardiac services include cardiac diagnostic testing and intervention, cardiac rehabilitation, heart failure management, congenital heart disease management and programs for lipid management, management of hypertension and disease prevention.
Rhode Island Hospital Events
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Brain and SpineFeb 26
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Rhode Island HospitalThis event is part of the monthly Aging and Dementia Research Lecture Series, presented by the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute's Aging Brain Initiative and the Rhode Island Hospital Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center . All events are held in room 133 of Rhode Island Hospital's...
Feb 27
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Rhode Island HospitalRhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's Hospital will host a volunteer information session for adults and college students on Thursday, February, 27 2020. The session is an opportunity to learn more about volunteer opportunities at the hospitals. Register Registration is required. There is...
Mar 10
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Rhode Island HospitalRhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's Hospital will host a volunteer information session for adults and college students on Tuesday, March, 10 2020. The session is an opportunity to learn more about volunteer opportunities at the hospitals. Register Registration is required. There is a...
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RehabilitationMar 14
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Rhode Island HospitalLifespan Rehabilitation Services will present the 15th annual Lifespan Rehabilitation Services Conference on Saturday, March 14, 2020. The conference is intended for rehabilitation professionals and will highlight current trends and guidelines for the medical, surgical and rehabilitation management...
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Brain and Spine, Cardiology and Cardiac SurgeryMar 17
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Rhode Island HospitalThe Neurovascular Center at Rhode Island Hospital has teamed up with the Joe Niekro Foundation to form a support group for patients and family members affected by a brain aneurysm, AVM or hemorrhagic stroke. The group will meet monthly to come together to share stories, offer helpful resources and...
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Brain and SpineApr 29
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Rhode Island HospitalThis event is part of the monthly Aging and Dementia Research Lecture Series, presented by the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute's Aging Brain Initiative and the Rhode Island Hospital Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center . All events are held in room 133 of Rhode Island Hospital's...
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Brain and SpineMay 27
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Rhode Island HospitalThis event is part of the monthly Aging and Dementia Research Lecture Series, presented by the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute's Aging Brain Initiative and the Rhode Island Hospital Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center . All events are held in room 133 of Rhode Island Hospital's...
‘Hope is My Mantra’
Despite her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, study participant emphasizes positivity, importance of research
Featured News
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Rhode Island Hospital was a major participant in a just-published international study that found new hope for preserving brain cells after stroke. After 50 years of research and the testing of over 1,000 drugs, the study found that treating acute ischemic stroke patients with an experimental...
Monday, February 24, 2020
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Outpatient, Health & Wellness, Inpatient, Medical Education, LeadershipLifespan and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have actively collaborated with Wuhan Union Hospital on research projects since 2016, with the goal of fostering research and cultural awareness. Leaders of Lifespan and the Warren Alpert Medical School have reached out to pledge...
Friday, February 7, 2020
To ensure the safety of our patients, employees and visitors during this flu season, Lifespan hospitals are enhancing the precautions taken for patients and visitors: At all first points of entry at the hospitals and outpatient facilities patients and visitors will find displays with hygiene...
Friday, February 7, 2020
New additions will expand, enhance robotic-assisted, minimally invasive procedures To provide the most advanced care for its patients and recruit the most talented surgeons, Lifespan has expanded and enhanced its minimally invasive surgical programs by acquiring two da Vinci Xi’s – the latest...
Monday, February 3, 2020
Lindsay Orchowski, Ph.D. Psychologist Lindsay Orchowski, Ph.D., was honored at Lifespan’s most recent Annual Meeting with the 2019 Bruce M. Selya Award for Excellence in Research, an honor created to recognize rising stars in their fields of medical research. Orchowski is a member of the Lifespan...
Friday, January 31, 2020
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center (ADMDC) are currently recruiting Citizen Scientist® volunteers for multi-center Phase III clinical trial of an anti-amyloid antibody, BAN2401, for patients with early Alzheimer’s disease. BAN2401 works by...
Monday, January 27, 2020
Research led by a Rhode Island Hospital opioid expert has demonstrated the potential to utilize portable field devices to test street drugs for the presence of fentanyl – a technique that could aid public health advocates and public safety agencies in their effort to curb a nationwide epidemic of...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Lifespan today reported a loss of $55 million from operations without investment income in fiscal year 2019, which ended September 30, 2019. With investment income, loss from operations was close to $23 million. These results led to a net loss of $35 million for fiscal year 2019. Lifespan’s 2019...
Monday, November 18, 2019
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In the CommunityDeveloper and Lifespan supporter Sheryl Amaral cuts the ribbon for 180 Corliss St. with Arthur J. Sampson (left), president of The Miriam Hospital, and Timothy J. Babineau, M.D., president and CEO of Lifespan. PROVIDENCE, RI-- An old industrial site on Corliss Street has gained a new lease on life...
Friday, November 1, 2019
Cancer physician, molecular researcher collaborate on study of new way to deliver medicine inside cancer cells PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have employed nanotechnology to identify a potentially groundbreaking treatment for chondrosarcoma, an aggressive bone cancer that...
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Martha B. Mainiero, M.D., has recently joined the Lifespan Board of Directors. The Lifespan Board of Directors has elected a new member - Martha B. Mainiero, M.D., F.A.C.R., F.S.B.I. The volunteer board, comprised of clinical, business and community leaders, oversees Rhode Island’s leading...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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In the Community, Medical EducationA timely symposium on behavioral healthcare – “Innovations in Addiction Treatment: Epidemiology and Etiology of Internet Behavior” -- will be held in Newport on Nov. 18 and feature a leading authority on internet addiction. The workshop, which is free and open to the public, is being presented by...