Newport to Hold Rally for Endangered Hospital Birthing Center

Brown University Health commits to keeping Newport Hospital Birthing Center open. For now. • Rhode Island Current

Newport Hospital is one of four Brown University Health hospitals in Rhode Island. (Photo by Janine L. Weisman/Rhode Island Current)Organizers of a rally in front of Newport City Hall Tuesday night to push for the continued operation of the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital are in a cautiously celebratory mood after the hospital’s operator committed to keeping it open for the next year. The labor and delivery unit at Newpo…

Aquidneck Island Legislators Welcome Decision to Keep Newport Hospital Birthing Center Open - Newport Buzz

Newport Buzz Aquidneck Island Legislators Welcome Decision to Keep Newport Hospital Birthing Center Open Aquidneck Island’s House of Representatives delegation expressed relief Monday after Brown University Health announced the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital will remain open through the next fiscal year. “The birthing center is a critically important public health resource,” said Rep. Lauren H. Carson (D-Newport). “Many…

Newport to hold rally for endangered hospital birthing center

NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — Aquidneck Island residents are planning a rally to show support for the birthing center at Newport Hospital. It follows a July 15 resolution passed by Newport City Council urging Brown Health not to cut the center as it’s the only one of its kind on the island. In response, Brown University Health said they were looking forward to working with city council but could not say if the center was off the chopping block. Propone…

Birthing center at Newport Hospital to remain open - TPR: The Public's Radio

Brown University Health plans to keep open the birthing center at Newport Hospital — at least for now. The Noreen Stoner Drexel Birthing Center was facing possible elimination due to budgetary challenges for Brown University Health and other healthcare providers in Rhode Island. “We understand the concern surrounding the future of the Noreen Stonor Drexel […] The post Birthing center at Newport Hospital to remain open appeared first on TPR: The …

House Speaker to join rally against Newport Birthing Center closure - What's Up Newp

Community members will rally tonight to oppose the potential closure of the only labor and delivery unit on Aquidneck Island. The “Moms Over Margins Rally” to save the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital is scheduled for 6 p.m. today on the lawn outside Newport City Hall on Broadway. The location was changed […] The post House Speaker to join rally against Newport Birthing Center closure appeared first on What's Up Newp.