Lifespan, CharterCARE hospitals suspend most visits amid virus surge

Updated at 11:09 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2020.

Associated Press

11/02/2020

LIFESPAN CORP. has suspended most visits to its hospitals in response to a rising number of coronavirus cases in the state.

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's largest hospital group announced Monday it is suspending most visits in response to a rising number of coronavirus cases in the state. “We have decided after great deliberation to take this step in these highly unusual circumstances to protect our patients and our workforce," Dr. Timothy J. Babineau, Lifespan Corp.…

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