Newport Hospital
| Newport Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Lifespan | |
 Emergency entrance | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°29′50″N 71°18′23″W / 41.49724°N 71.30625°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| History | |
| Opened | 1873 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Rhode Island |
Newport Hospital is a private,
The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital, Newport Hospital is a member of the Lifespan health system.[1]
History
Newport Hospital was founded in 1873 to provide better medical access to residents of
George Peabody Wetmore, played a large role in building a new hospital building in the late nineteenth century.[citation needed
]
In 1903
Alice Vanderbilt, a Newport summer resident, donated a facility to the hospital in honor of her husband Cornelius Vanderbilt II, which is currently called the Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center.[2] Upon her death in 1978, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt's widow, bequeathed $1 million to the hospital.[3]
In 2000 another new wing opened at the hospital. The Hospital partners with the Naval Station Newport in offering services to the military. Newport Hospital currently offers various services "including emergency care, diagnostic imaging, a birthing center, behavioral health unit, comprehensive surgical services, intensive care, acute inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation."[4]
See also
References
- ^ "The history of Lifespan, Rhode Island's first health system". Lifespan (lifespan.org). Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ http://www.lifespan.org/newport/about/history.htm (Jan. 2, 2009)
