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THE SOUTH KINGSTOWN POLICE determined there was no active threat after South County Hospital was placed on lockdown Monday. / COURTESY SOUTH COUNTY HEALTH

Police: South County Hospital placed in lockdown but no threat found

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Hospital was placed under lockdown Monday afternoon, but the local police determine there was no threat and the hospital...

U.S. News & World Report: The Miriam Hospital still best in...

PROVIDENCE – The Miriam Hospital remains atop the U.S. News & World Report’s rankings in Rhode Island.  For the 15th straight year, Miriam is the state's...

7 hospitals in R.I. earn 4-star rating from federal health agency

PROVIDENCE – Seven hospitals in Rhode Island have earned four-star distinctions in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2026 Overall Hospital Star...

3 R.I. Hospitals earn ‘A’ grade in spring 2026 Leapfrog ratings

PROVIDENCE – Three out of nine Rhode Island hospitals received an “A” grade in The Leapfrog Group's Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grade State Rankings. The national nonprofit gave...

Newport Hospital birthing center to remain open, will require $4.9M in...

NEWPORT – The Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital will remain open following the review of a community advisory panel but will...

South County Hospital appoints Boston Medical Center leader as new CFO

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Sef Ghanem, a longtime financial leader in Greater Boston area health systems, was recently appointed chief financial officer and vice president...
KEEPING WATCH: Cassie Voll, left, and Brooke Cure, both of Newport, are founders of Moms over Margins, an advocacy group fighting to prevent the closure of Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center. Voll and Cure are standing outside the hospital. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

Birthing center’s future still a source of worry

When Cassie Voll was first seen at Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center, she arrived on the heels of “a really bad experience...

South County Health eyes nationwide partnership

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In a health care landscape dominated by statewide, regional and national systems, South County Hospital stands out as the Ocean State's...

South County Health exploring ‘top 10 national health care system’ partnership...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Health is formally exploring a new partnership that its leadership says would allow South County Hospital to remain an...

Leapfrog: 4 of 9 R.I. acute care hospitals earn an ‘A’...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that assigns hospital safety ratings, has given an “A” grade to four out of nine acute...
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