Proposed RI hospital merger moves forward
PROVIDENCE -- A proposed merger between two Rhode Island hospital groups is moving forward.
Lifespan and Care New England on Thursday submitted 110,000 pages of documents to the Department of Health and the attorney general's office in their application to form a single company that would oversee seven hospitals in the state.
They are Lifespan institutions Rhode Island, Miriam, Bradley, and Newport hospitals and well as Care New England network institutions Women & Infants, Kent and Butler hospitals.
The combined company would employee more than 18,000 people, making it the state's largest private employer.
Proponents say the merger would lead to better services, boost research, and attract better doctors. Critics say it would drive up costs and harm smaller hospitals.
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