The Miriam Hospital is a 247-bed facility renowned for its excellence in healthcare and medical research. Staffed by over 816 physicians, 50 house staff, 650 nurses and more than 2,800 employees, it is a major teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The hospital is recognized as a primary stroke center by The Joint Commission and has earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Gold Plus designation for stroke care annually since 2008. The Center for Bariatric Surgery and total joint center at The Miriam Hospital have received prestigious accreditations for their outstanding programs. The hospital has maintained Magnet recognition for nursing excellence for over 20 years and was named among the top 100 hospitals in the nation by IBM Watson Health in 2019. As part of the Lifespan health system, The Miriam Hospital is committed to providing high-quality, accessible healthcare services to the people of Rhode Island and southern New England.
