Women & Infants Hospital

Name :

Women & Infants Hospital

Address  :

101 Dudley Street

Town  :

Providence

State  :

Rhode Island

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

02905

Phone  :

1 (401) 274-1100

Web URL  :

Available

Description

Our Mission
At Women amp Infants Hospital a major teaching hospital of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University we strive to empower women of all ages races ethnicities and beliefs through exceptional healthcare throughout every stage of life

We pride ourselves in providing nationally leading services in womenrsquos wellness mental health and starting a family

Our Vision
Women amp Infants will be the recognized leader in health care for women and infants

History

Founded in 1884 as the Providence LyingIn Hospital the hospitals initial purpose was very limited Providence LyingIn located at the General James Estate on Slocum Street in Providence was exclusively a maternity hospital where women could safely deliver their babies Two years later we relocated to the corner of State and Field Streets eventually outgrowing the building

In 1926 we moved to a new facility at 50 Maude Street which was to be our home for the next 60 years The Maude Street hospital was expanded extensively renovated and modernized over the years to keep pace with increasing and changing patient needs as well as new medical technology

With these developments came a new name that more accurately reflected our broadened services for women and newborns we became Women amp Infants Hospital of Rhode Island with farreaching responsibilities to a population of 15 million In the late 1970s it was clear that our future process required additional physical expansion and program developments As a result we affiliated with Rhode Island Hospital and in 1986 relocated to an entirely new Women amp Infants facility on Dudley Street in Providence

Current Day
Today Women amp Infants is one of the premier health care facilities for women in the country As the largest obstetrical facility in the state the secondlargest in New England and the eleventh largest standalone obstetrical service in the country Women amp Infants each year delivers nearly 8400 babies and cares for 1200 newborns in our Special Care Nursery the only newborn intensive care unit in the region Our gynecologic and general surgical program with a volume of more than 7500 procedures a year now provides a comprehensive array of services to meet the needs of women throughout their lifespan

From our main hospital building and a number of convenient satellite facilities nearby we now provide women and their families with the most sophisticated services in infertility treatment breast care gynecologic cancer urinary incontinence prenatal diagnosis low and highrisk obstetrics gynecology care womens gastrointestinal health behavioral health and primary care We have also maintained our firm commitment to preventive health care offering educational programs and a wide range of medical nutritional and support services through our Obstetrics and Gynecology Care Center and our outreach sites in East Greenwich South Kingstown and Woonsocket

Women amp Infants is also committed to medical education and research A major teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University for obstetrics gynecology and newborn pediatrics Women amp Infants maintains teaching relationships with numerous nursing and professional schools Our research efforts have earned national recognition and support Most notably the hospital has been involved in pioneering a newborn hearing screening test improving detection of Down Syndrome through the AFP test and studying the impact of diabetes in pregnancy

We are proud of our reputation as southeastern New Englands regional center for the care of women and infants and we will continue to build on those services that improve the health of our regions women provide for safe familycentered childbirth and assure infants the opportunity for normal growth and development In all of these we are committed to everincreasing excellence