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SUNDAY MASS SERVICES

Fatima Hospital is pleased to announce that Sunday Mass has resumed at noon beginning immediately.

Roger Williams Medical Center Opens Behavioral Health and Substance Use Emergency Treatment Unit

Roger Williams Medical Center has opened Rhode Island’s first completely dedicated emergency treatment unit to treat mental health, drug and alcohol medical emergencies that features private rooms for comfort, safety and privacy. The new 9-bed unit is the second and final phase of the hospital’s $18 million expansion and renovation of its Emergency Department, which treats approximately 25,000 patients each year.

Fatima Hospital Introduces Advanced Visualization Technology for Minimally Invasive Surgery

(North Providence, RI) Surgeons at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital recently became the first in Rhode Island to perform surgeries using advanced visualization technology for laparoscopic procedures. Last month, Dr. Abdul Saied Calvino, MPH, FACS, a surgical oncologist, and Dr. Michael Lin, a general surgeon with minimally invasive training, operated on the first two patients using this new technology which allows surgeons to make better clinical decisions during colon and gallbladder surgeries, and other minimally invasive surgical procedures.

CharterCARE Hospitals Adjust Visitor Guidelines

Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital Restores Visitor Access. CharterCARE Health Partners has announced restoration of patient visitor access at both Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital, effective today.

Independent Review Finds Prospect Has “Met and Exceeded Requirements” of $100 million Rhode Island Investment

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Weather Related Update

Due to the impending winter storm, CharterCARE Hospitals have announced the following service updates.

CharterCARE Hospitals Earn 4 National Quality Awards

To be truly meaningful, quality health care must be sustained over time. That’s what makes our most recent awards all the more impressive. Once again, Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital have received several national quality awards from Healthgrades, the company that collects and assesses information about physicians, hospitals, and health care providers across the country.

CharterCARE Announces Creation of Care@Home to Provide Physician Home Care Visits

(Providence, RI November 16, 2020) CharterCARE Health Partners and its affiliate IPA physician organization have created Care@Home to provide at-risk patients who suffer from chronic medical disease issues with physician and other provider care in their home.

CharterCARE Hospitals Adjust Visitor Guidelines

In accordance with Rhode Island Department of Health guidelines and in an effort to keep our patients and community safe, effective immediately we are temporarily suspending all visitations at CharterCARE’s hospitals, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center.

Roger Williams Medical Center Opens New Emergency Department

Roger Williams Medical Center today opened its new, 12,000 square foot Emergency Room, part of a $15.1 million project to create an entirely new, comprehensive emergency department serving the metropolitan Providence area.

RWMC Internal Medicine Residents Achieve 100% Pass Rate on National Board Exam

(October 19, Providence, Rhode Island) For the second year in a row, Internal Medicine residents at Roger Williams Medical Center have achieved a 100% pass rate for first time takers on the rigorous board certification exam conducted by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).

31 CharterCARE Doctors Recognized as “Top Docs” In Rhode Island

We are proud to announce that thirty-one CharterCARE physicians have been named as Top Docs in Rhode Island Monthly’s annual survey and magazine.

CharterCARE Hospitals Perform Elective Surgeries with Precautions in Place

CharterCare hospitals are performing elective surgeries with precautions in place. “I’m very comfortable having surgery at the CharterCare center,” said Dr. Robert Buonanno, the chair of surgery at Fatima Hospital. “The few patients that we have are in a separate part of the hospital.”

Announcing St. Joseph Health Center’s Move!

We are pleased to welcome patients of the St. Joseph Health Center to our new location!

Additional Entrance Opened For RWMC

We are pleased to announce that we have opened an additional entrance at the hospital. Patients may now use the Diagnostic Wing entrance on the west side of the hospital to access outpatient services. This entrance is open from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Additional Entrance Opened for Fatima Hospital

We are pleased to announce that we have opened an additional entrance at the hospital. Patients may how use the Bishop Gelineau Surgical Pavilion entrance on the north side of the hospital to access outpatient services. This entrance is open from 5:30 am to 3:00 pm.