5 things patients should know about the Lifespan-Care New England hospital merger
Will it improve the quality of care in Rhode Island? How will it affect cost or health insurance premiums?
By Alexa Gagosz and Brian Amaral Globe Staff,Updated February 24, 2021, 7:49 p.m.
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Lifespan's Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.Lane Turner/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â Two health care systems own 80 percent of the hospital beds in Rhode Island. Theyâve endured similar financial pressures and duplicated some care. And now, they are looking to merge to become a single integrated health system with Brown Universityâs Warren Alpert Medical School.