Kent Hospital
Kent Hospital | |
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Care New England | |
Geography | |
Location | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States |
Organization | |
Care system | Private |
Services | |
Beds | 346 |
History | |
Opened | 1946 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.kenthospital.org/ |
Lists | Hospitals in Rhode Island |
Kent Hospital is a community teaching hospital located in
History
Kent Hospital was chartered by the State of Rhode Island in 1946, and was opened in 1951 with 90 beds. It was expanded in 1960, 1973, and 1981 in response to rapid community growth.[2] In 1996, Kent Hospital joined with
Current operations
Kent Hospital is the second-largest single site hospital in the state, and is located just 11 miles south of
The hospital offers specialty services such as a multidisciplinary Wound Recovery Center and a cancer program accredited by the American College of Surgeons.
Kent Hospital employs innovative approaches to the recruitment and retention of nurses. Its unique collaboration program with Salve Regina University brings baccalaureate classes on-site for Kent nurses.
Alpert Medical School of Brown University is the primary teaching affiliate. Kent is also a teaching affiliate of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (located in Biddeford, Maine) and offers residency programs in emergency medicine, internal medicine and family practice. Additionally, they offer fellowships in gastroenterology and hyperbaric medicine.
Paari Gopalakrishnan is president and Chief Executive Officer.[2]