Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island

The Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island (also known as Fogarty Hospital) is a private rehabilitation hospital at 116 Eddie Dowling Highway (Route 146A) in the Park Square area of North Smithfield, Rhode Island and with another unit, Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The Rehabilitation Hospital "is the only free-standing hospital in Rhode Island devoted exclusively to inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation" and provides treatment for "acute illness, traumatic injury, major surgery or life-altering disease."[2]

Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island
Prime Healthcare Services
Geography
LocationNorth Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States
Coordinates41.981420°N 71.512666°W / 41.981420; -71.512666
Organization
FundingPrivate
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds82[1]
SpecialityRehabilitation hospital
History
Opened1965
Links
Websitewww.rhri.net
ListsHospitals in Rhode Island

History

The John E. Fogarty Memorial Hospital in North Smithfield was built in 1965 and named after U.S. Congressman John E. Fogarty.[3] In 1988 Fogarty Hospital of North Smithfield merged with Landmark Hospital of Woonosocket to become of the Fogarty Unit of Landmark Medical Center. In 2013 Prime Healthcare Services acquired the hospital.[4]

References
  1. "REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND (NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI) Detailed Hospital Profile". www.hospital-data.com.
  2. "Why Choose RHRI - Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island". www.rhri.net.
  3. "Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island". Landmark Medical.,
  4. "Woonsocket hospital gets deadline for sale". The Boston Globe.
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