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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 […]
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RI’s CharterCare hospitals performed elective surgeries while turning away patients from their ERs
During this winter’s COVID-19 surge, hospitals across Rhode Island and Massachusetts suspended all but the most urgent surgeries to free up staff and beds to care for the influx of patients. But not CharterCare Health Partners, which operates Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center. Even when their emergency departments were so […]