Unionized employees turned out in force at a public hearing Tuesday to oppose the proposed sale of two Rhode Island community hospitals by Prospect Medical Holdings to an Atlanta-based nonprofit. Nurses, lab technicians, social workers and other staff of Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence filled […]
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CharterCARE Union Opposes Purchase by Centurion Foundation
United Nurses and Allied Professionals, which represents almost 1,000 workers at CharterCare Health Partners, announced Monday its opposition to the Centurion Foundation’s proposed purchase of CharterCARE. In a statement, UNAP called on Attorney General Peter Neronha and the Rhode Island Department of Health to reject the Atlanta-based nonprofit foundation’s attempt to acquire CharterCARE. “We took […]
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Public hearings set on proposed sale of Rhode Island’s CharterCARE hospitals
The Rhode Island Health Department and Office of Attorney General have scheduled public hearings next month on the proposed sale of the state’s third-largest hospital group. The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit, wants to buy CharterCARE Health Partners, currently owned by Prospect Medical Holdings of California. CharterCARE operates Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence and […]