Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital, located in Providence, RI, is a private, not-for-profit acute care teaching hospital affiliated with Brown University (Warren Alpert Medical School) and part of Brown University Health. It serves as the region’s principal provider of specialty care and operates the state's only Level I Trauma Center. The hospital has 719 beds and offers comprehensive surgical services through its perioperative and operating suites, overseen by leaders in peri-anesthesia, OR, endoscopy, and sterile processing. It functions as a major trauma and specialty care facility with strong ties to Brown University for medical education and research. Notable surgical leadership includes the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and directors for perioperative services; recent staffing changes include the departure of the Inpatient Surgical Services Director in April 2026.
