Rhode Island Hospital

What Rhode Island Hospital does

Rhode Island Hospital is the largest hospital in Rhode Island and the state's only Level I Trauma Center, operating as a private nonprofit academic medical center within the Brown University Health system (founded 1994) and serving as the principal teaching hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Founded in 1859 and headquartered at 593 Eddy Street in Providence, the hospital operates a main campus supplemented by four specialty institutes — Cardiovascular, Cancer, Norman Prince Neurosciences, and Orthopedics — alongside Hasbro Children's Hospital, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, five urgent care sites across Rhode Island, and primary care services. It provides tertiary and quaternary care across trauma, cancer, cardiac, neurological, and orthopedic service lines, with a 2,500+ member Teamsters Local 251 workforce representing a substantial share of an estimated 7,000-8,000 total headcount. Revenue is generated through patient care reimbursements from commercial insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, and direct patient payments, supplemented by federal and state grants (notably $600K from OVC in 2021 and $1.6M NIH in 2019) and philanthropic giving through Brown University Health Foundation channels.

The hospital's technology footprint is anchored in standard Epic/MyChart clinical infrastructure, with operational extensions including EpicCare Link for provider referrals and Zeto-sponsored FDA-cleared EEG systems for pre-hospital stroke research. Its primary research differentiator is a clinical collaboration with Brown University and VA Providence Healthcare on simultaneous electrical stimulation above and below spinal cord injury sites, using implanted electrode arrays and machine learning optimization of stimulation patterns — published in Nature Biomedical Engineering and producing first-in-human motor and sensory restoration outcomes. Distinctive credentials include the Silver Beacon Award for Excellence (consecutive), Leapfrog 'A' Hospital Safety Grade (2025), and exclusive Level I Trauma Center designation. Recent strategic posture includes launching a fully virtual adult partial hospital program (October 2025), restructuring nursing shifts to a 12-hour format, ratifying a three-year Teamsters collective bargaining agreement, and confronting a DOJ subpoena enforcement action in 2026 targeting gender-affirming care records for minors.

Name

Rhode Island Hospital

Legal name

Rhode Island Hospital

Website

https://rhodeislandhospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1859

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Rhode Island Hospital is the largest hospital in Rhode Island and the state's only Level I Trauma Center, operating as a nonprofit academic medical center within Brown University Health and the principal teaching hospital of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, serving patients across trauma, cancer, cardiac, neurological, and pediatric care lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Trauma Centers & Level I–IV Trauma Hospitals (HLAFAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-Based Emergency Departments (EDs) (HLAFADAA), Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG), Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Trauma center services
• Cardiovascular care
• Cancer treatment services
• Emergency medical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Rhode Island Hospital generates revenue through providing medical healthcare services to patients, including diagnostic services, treatment services, emergency care, and specialized medical programs. Revenue is collected through insurance reimbursements, Medicare/Medicaid, and direct patient payments.
2. Federal Grants and Funding: The hospital receives federal funding for specific healthcare programs such as the $600,000 federal grant to establish the state's first Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rhode Island Hospital is the largest hospital in Rhode Island and the state's only Level I Trauma Center, providing comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services across emergency medicine, cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, and primary care. It serves as the principal teaching hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and operates multiple specialty institutes along with urgent care and outpatient facilities. The hospital is part of the Brown University Health system and delivers tertiary and quaternary care to patients throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern New England.

Product overview

Rhode Island Hospital is the state’s largest hospital and only Level I Trauma Center, operated by Brown University Health (formerly Lifespan). The hospital operates as the principal teaching hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Its portfolio includes the main Rhode Island Hospital facility, Hasbro Children’s Hospital (pediatric division), and multiple specialized institutes including the Cardiovascular Institute, Cancer Institute, Comprehensive Stroke Center, Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute, and Orthopedics Institute. The hospital offers comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services along with emergency services, urgent care locations, primary care, and mental health programs including a unified adult partial hospital program. Rhode Island Hospital also operates the state’s first Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) program and maintains a Coronary Care Unit recognized with Beacon Awards for Excellence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hasbro Children's Hospital: Rhode Island Hospital's pediatric division providing specialized children's healthcare services.

Products and services

• Rhode Island Hospital Main Facility The state's largest hospital and only Level I Trauma Center, operating as the principal teaching hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, providing comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services to patients across Rhode Island.
• Hasbro Children's Hospital The pediatric division of Rhode Island Hospital providing specialized medical care for children.
• Cardiovascular Institute Comprehensive cardiac services including diagnostic testing, cardiac intervention, cardiac rehabilitation, heart failure management, congenital heart disease management, and programs for lipid management, hypertension management, and disease prevention.
• Comprehensive Stroke Center Advanced stroke treatment and diagnosis for the most complex stroke cases, designated as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.
• Cancer Institute Nationally renowned cancer care featuring surgical, medical, interventional, and radiation oncologists who sub-specialize in specific cancer types, providing state-of-the-art multidisciplinary care to adults and children.
• Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute Neuroscience specialty programs and services provided through Brown University Health.
• Orthopedics Institute Orthopedic care and services including joint replacement, sports medicine, and musculoskeletal treatment.
• Emergency Services and Level I Trauma Center Emergency medical care including Level I Trauma Center services for the most critical cases in Rhode Island.
• Urgent Care Services Urgent care facilities located throughout Rhode Island in Barrington, Johnston, Middletown, Providence, and Warwick for non-emergency medical needs.
• Primary Care Primary care services providing general medical care and preventive health services.
• Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Program State's first Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner program established with federal funding to improve evidence collection, reduce trauma for survivors, and support prosecution of cases.
• Unified Adult Partial Hospital Program Fully virtual intensive mental health care program unified across Newport and Rhode Island Hospitals, offering specialized treatment tracks including trauma, dual diagnosis, and emotion regulation across Southeastern New England.
• Brown Health Medical Group Physician group practice providing adult medical services across Brown University Health locations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Silver Beacon Award for Excellence - second consecutive designation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Brown UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026Research collaboration with Brown University on spinal cord injury clinical trial published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. Researchers from Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital conducted a clinical trial demonstrating that electrical stimulation can restore both motor control and sensory feedback in participants with complete spinal cord injuries.
• VA Providence HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026Research collaboration on spinal cord injury clinical trial. Researchers from VA Providence Healthcare partnered with Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital to demonstrate combined motor and sensory stimulation in humans with complete spinal cord injuries.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Massachusetts General Hospital: Largest academic medical center in New England and a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital with a Level I Trauma Center. Directly comparable to Rhode Island Hospital in academic structure, trauma designation, and tertiary/quaternary case mix in the same regional market.
• Yale New Haven Hospital: Principal teaching hospital of Yale School of Medicine and a Level I Trauma Center serving Connecticut. Closely comparable to Rhode Island Hospital in academic medical center model, trauma center designation, and New England regional referral dynamics.
• Hartford Hospital: Connecticut's only Level I Trauma Center and a major teaching affiliate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Comparable as a regional Level I trauma and academic referral center in the same New England competitive set.
• UMass Memorial Medical Center: The academic medical center of the University of Massachusetts and a Level I Trauma Center in Worcester. Comparable to Rhode Island Hospital as a New England academic medical center providing tertiary care and serving as a teaching hospital.
• Boston Medical Center: Largest safety-net hospital in New England and a primary teaching affiliate of Boston University School of Medicine. Comparable to Rhode Island Hospital as a New England academic medical center with significant Medicaid/Medicare exposure and teaching hospital status.
• The Miriam Hospital: A Brown University Health system hospital in Providence providing general medical and surgical services. Sister hospital within the same system and direct peer in Rhode Island's local market.
• Tufts Medical Center: Principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston with a Level I Trauma Center. Comparable as a mid-sized New England academic medical center with similar specialty service mix and research profile.
• Boston Children's Hospital: Pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. Directly comparable to Hasbro Children's Hospital as a specialized pediatric academic medical center, and a relevant regional competitor for complex pediatric cases originating from Rhode Island.

Broad incumbents

• Brigham and Women's Hospital: Harvard-affiliated academic medical center in Boston and a broad incumbent in New England specialty care. Comparable as a deep specialty competitor whose footprint overlaps with Rhode Island Hospital's tertiary referral catchment.
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in Boston with a Level I Trauma Center. Comparable as a broad incumbent academic medical center in the same New England tertiary referral market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RIHospital
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BrownUniversityHealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/RhodeIslandHospitalPage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rhode-island-hospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/brownuniversityhealth

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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