Hospital Association of Rhode Island

What Hospital Association of Rhode Island does

Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI) is a private, nonprofit statewide trade association representing all 14 member hospitals and health systems in Rhode Island, headquartered at 1 State Street, Providence. Founded in 1947, HARI delivers advocacy, representation, education, and services to its members across the policy lifecycle, including state and federal legislative advocacy, regulatory engagement, quality and safety programs, emergency preparedness coordination, and economic impact reporting. Its membership spans major Rhode Island systems such as Brown University Health, Care New England, CharterCARE, Prime Healthcare, South County Health, Yale New Haven Health, and state/federal facilities.

HARI's operational core combines a long-standing policy advocacy function with several specialized programs. Its Cancer Information Systems (CIS) operates the Rhode Island central cancer registry under contract with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), collecting reportable cases from providers and processing data per CDC and NAACCR standards; the registry has held NAACCR Gold Standard accreditation for 22 consecutive years and CDC NPCR Registry of Distinction for 11 years. The Healthcare Coalition of Rhode Island (HCRI), co-chaired by HARI's Healthcare Emergency Management Director and RIDOH's Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response, coordinates statewide disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery across the healthcare sector. HARI also aggregates hospital discharge data, leads a triennial Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) in collaboration with member hospitals, co-leads the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program with the National Perinatal Information Center, runs the #ScottStrong workplace violence prevention initiative, and supports nurse staffing plan compliance. The PatientCareLink joint venture with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association and Organization of Nurse Leaders extends HARI's data and reporting footprint regionally.

Revenue is generated primarily through membership dues from Rhode Island hospitals, billed annually under non-publicly-disclosed subscription terms. The organization operates a lean staff of approximately 11 full-time employees organized around the President, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Emergency Management Director, Director of Administration, and the Cancer Information Systems team (Director, Quality Assurance Coordinator, Abstractor, and Systems Administrator). HARI's customer base is structurally narrow: 14 member hospitals concentrated in a single state, making segment penetration high but client concentration high by design for a trade association model.

Name

Hospital Association of Rhode Island

Legal name

Hospital Association of Rhode Island

Website

https://hari.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hospital Association of Rhode Island is a statewide nonprofit trade association representing 14 member hospitals through policy advocacy, emergency preparedness coordination, the state cancer registry, and quality/safety programs in Rhode Island.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hospital Membership Dues: HARI generates revenue through membership dues from Rhode Island hospitals. The association represents and advocates for member hospitals on state and national health policy matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI) is a statewide nonprofit trade association representing member hospitals and health systems. It delivers health policy advocacy at the state and federal levels, operates the Cancer Information Systems (CIS) central cancer registry on behalf of the state, coordinates healthcare emergency preparedness through the Healthcare Coalition of Rhode Island (HCRI), and provides workforce, quality, and safety initiatives including community health needs assessments and hospital discharge data collection for its hospital members.

Product overview

HARI is a statewide trade organization offering multiple distinct programs and services for member hospitals. Its core offerings include: the Cancer Information Systems (CIS) operating the Rhode Island cancer registry; the Healthcare Coalition of Rhode Island (HCRI) for emergency preparedness; #ScottStrong for workplace violence prevention; the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM); Hospital Discharge Data services; Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) collaboration; Nurse Staffing Plans; and the HARI Political Action Committee. The organization also publishes economic and financial reports analyzing the healthcare sector. These programs operate independently while serving the common mission of supporting Rhode Island hospitals through advocacy, representation, education, and specialized services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cancer Information Systems (CIS) Registry

Quantifiable outcome

• Hospitals supported over 60,000 jobs and generated $11.7 billion in economic output in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Hospital Association (AHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHARI works collaboratively with the American Hospital Association, a national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. This partnership ensures the needs and perspective of HARI members are addressed in national health policy development.
• PatientCareLinkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture between Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Organization of Nurse Leaders - New England, and Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI). Provides healthcare provider data including hospital staffing plans, reports, and performance measures for both Massachusetts and Rhode Island hospitals.
• National Perinatal Information Center (NPIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlong with HARI, NPIC serves as a lead organization for the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) in Rhode Island, supporting hospitals, local agencies and community organizations in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality.
• Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCRI is co-chaired by HARI's Healthcare Emergency Management Director and RIDOH's Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response's Healthcare Emergency Management Director. HARI also operates the central cancer registry under contract with RIDOH.
• Manatt HealthminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManatt conducted a comprehensive study examining the financial structure of hospitals in Rhode Island, revealing significant disparities in reimbursement rates between Rhode Island and neighboring Massachusetts and Connecticut.
• Health Management Associates (HMA)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHMA conducted financial impact analyses on hospitals in Rhode Island, including COVID-19 financial impact analysis (2020) and healthcare workforce challenges analysis (2023).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maine Hospital Association: Small-state hospital trade association serving Maine hospitals across advocacy, quality, and workforce policy; highly comparable in scale and operating model to HARI.
• Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association: Statewide hospital trade association serving all acute care hospitals in Massachusetts. Directly comparable peer; HARI's new President (Sroczynski) was formerly EVP at MHA, and HARI co-operates PatientCareLink with MHA.
• Connecticut Hospital Association: Statewide hospital association representing Connecticut hospitals; directly comparable trade body, frequently cited in HARI reimbursement-comparison studies given the RI/CT payment disparity HARI highlights.
• Hospital Association of New York State (HANYS): One of the largest state hospital associations in the U.S., representing hospitals and health systems in New York. Comparable in mission (advocacy, data, quality) but at much larger scale, providing benchmarking for HARI's own advocacy operations.
• New Jersey Hospital Association: Trade association for New Jersey hospitals focused on advocacy, quality, and emergency preparedness - structurally similar to HARI across all member services including data collection and legislative engagement.
• Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems: New England regional hospital association with parallel mission and similar small-state scale; useful comparable for HARI's emergency preparedness and reimbursement-reform work.
• New Hampshire Hospital Association: Statewide hospital trade association representing acute care hospitals in New Hampshire across advocacy, quality, and data reporting - structurally aligned with HARI's portfolio of services.
• The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania: Mid-Atlantic hospital association with parallel role in advocacy, quality, and data services; HARI's mention of AHA membership connects to similar mid-sized state associations.
• Maryland Hospital Association: State hospital association representing Maryland hospitals; comparable in advocacy and quality-safety programming (similar CHNA, workforce, and data-reporting focus).

Broad incumbents

• American Hospital Association: National hospital trade body and HARI's formal strategic partner. Operates at broader scale across all U.S. hospitals with overlapping advocacy and policy functions; relevant as the umbrella organization under which HARI operates nationally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HospAssc_RI
• Facebookfacebook.com/hospitalsri
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-association-of-rhode-island
• Instagraminstagram.com/rihospitalassociation

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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