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GOV. DANIEL J. McKee Monday released new details on his administration’s plan to invest more than $100 million for a new facility at the Eleanor Slater Hospital in Burrillville. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND HOSPITALS

$100M plan for new Eleanor Slater Hospital facility moves forward

Economy 02/06/2023

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee released details Monday about his administration’s plan to invest more than $100 million in a new facility at...

Eleanor Slater facility receives new license to operate as standalone psychiatric...

Health Services 10/25/2022

CRANSTON – The psychiatric facility within Eleanor Slater Hospital will now be operating as a standalone psychiatric hospital, announced Gov. Daniel J. McKee on...

RIDOH survey gives insight into mental well-being of high school students

Health Services 10/16/2022

PROVIDENCE – A new survey by the R.I. Department of Health found that many high school students continue to struggle with mental health challenges,...

Investments aimed at strengthening state’s behavioral health care system hailed

Government 08/18/2022

PROVIDENCE – State leaders and behavioral health advocates Thursday hailed more than $45 million worth of allocations in the 2023 state budget that they...

Top doctor at Eleanor Slater Hospital, BHDDH stepping down

Government 07/08/2022

PROVIDENCE – The top doctor charged with helping reform the troubled state psychiatric hospital is stepping down after less than a year on the...

ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL has a new chief executive officer in Brett Johnson, who was previously the CEO of Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital for more than four years. Johnson will start the new role on June 5, according to the the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, which announced the appointment on Monday, May 23, 2022. / COURTESY LINKEDIN

Johnson appointed as new CEO of Eleanor Slater Hospital

Government 05/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – A former CEO for several health care facilities throughout the Midwest was hired to run Rhode Island's state psychiatric hospital, according to...

Five Questions With: Richard Charest

Health Services 04/10/2022

Richard Charest, director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, has been on the job for nearly a year. He...

BHDDH seeks separate license for forensic psychiatric facility

Health Services 11/28/2021

CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals has announced plans to seek a separate license for a 52-bed forensic...

Eleanor Slater receives national accreditation after preliminary denial

Economic Activity 09/07/2021

PROVIDENCE – After issuing a preliminary denial to accredit the Eleanor Slater Hospital system, The Joint Commission has reaccredited the state-run hospital system, Gov....