Roger Williams Medical Center

Established in 1878 as the Homeopathic Hospital of Rhode Island, Roger Williams Medical Center has always placed hospital care at the center of its mission. Today, Roger Williams Medical Center hospital is where individuals and families come to receive prompt and appropriate emergency care, the most advanced diagnostic services, highly specialized surgery and compassionate expert medical care in the inpatient and outpatient setting.

So what is it like to be a patient in the hospital at Roger Williams Medical Center?

First, because we are a specialty hospital, our floor planning is designed to keep patients with like problems together. So caregivers, equipment, and supplies at a moment's notice are specialized to meet the demands of the particular medical condition. And family and visitors, if they wish, have contact with others in their situation.

Secondly, hospital patients need different intensity levels of care. At Roger Williams Medical Center hospital, we are equipped to provide the full range needed to ensure the best outcomes: critical care, intensive care, sub-acute care, general recovery, home care, long-term care through our affiliation with Elmhurst Extended Care, even end-of-life care through our neighbor, Hospice Care of Rhode Island.

Above all, patients and their loved ones want to know the hospital provides the highest quality of care. Every year, our hospital -- its medical staff, nurses, technicians, and home care staff -- all undergo thorough site visits and examination by a national, independent review board. That body, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), has consistently awarded Roger Williams Medical Center scores in the 90s. Moreover, our designation as a teaching hospital for Boston University School of Medicine ensures that our physicians and staff remain proficient in the most advanced diagnostic and treatment methods.