McKee administration puts hold on plans for major changes at Eleanor Slater Hospital
The state was pursuing plans to close the hospital facility at Zambarano and build a new skilled nursing facility there at a cost of $65 million.
By Brian Amaral Globe Staff,Updated April 16, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I, on Feb. 21, 2021.DAVID DEGNER/NYT
PROVIDENCE â Governor Dan McKeeâs administration is putting a hold on plans to dramatically reshape the state-run hospital for people with complex medical and psychiatric needs.
His office said Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones will look at department plans and changes for Eleanor Slater Hospital that were developed under McKeeâs predecessor, Gina Raimondo.
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