State Starts New Review of Rhode Island Health Systems' Proposed Merger
October 02, 2009
Rhode Island officials have begun reviewing a new merger application from Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System after a previous application lapsed, according to a report by Providence Business News.
A previous application lapsed because the state and applicants couldn't agree on whether it was complete; if the current application is accepted, it would move on to public hearings.
Providence-based Lifespan runs five hospitals with a total of 1,155 beds and Care New England Health System, also based in Providence, has three hospitals with more than 600 beds.
Read Providence Business News' release on the proposed Rhode Island hospitals merger.
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