Newport Hospital to Keep Birthing Center Open, Launches Push for $4.9M in Annual Funding

Newport Hospital to Keep Birthing Center Open, Launches Push for $4.9M in Annual Funding

Newport Buzz Newport Hospital to Keep Birthing Center Open, Launches Push for $4.9M in Annual Funding NEWPORT, R.I. — Newport Hospital announced Friday that its Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center will remain open following a comprehensive review, an independent assessment and extensive community input. Hospital leaders said sustaining the service long term will require an additional $4.9 million in annual funding, to be secured through increas…

Newport Hospital birthing center will stay open. But it needs another $4.9M a year to survive. • Rhode Island Current

Newport Hospital announced Friday, April 3, 2026, that the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center will remain open after completion of an independent assessment and review of its financial situation. (Photo by Janine L. Weisman/Rhode Island Current)Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center will remain open, Brown University Health announced on Friday. The commitment comes amid doubts over the award-winning labor and delivery unit’s f…

Letter to the Editor: Newport Fire Chief Harp Donnelly on the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center announcement - What's Up Newp

Editor’s note: The following letter to the editor was submitted by Newport Fire Chief Humphrey J. “Harp” Donnelly IV in response to today’s announcement that the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital will remain open. What’sUpNewp published a news story on the announcement, which you can read here. The recent announcement by Brown […] The post Letter to the Editor: Newport Fire Chief Harp Donnelly on the Noreen Stonor Drexel B…