Newport Hospital
Providing award-winning health care to patients on Aquidneck Island and beyond
Welcome to Newport Hospital
Founded in 1873 as a 12-bed cottage hospital, Newport Hospital is a state-of-the-art, award-winning health care facility that offers a wide array of services to the community. In addition to an emergency department that treats patients from Newport and surrounding towns, the hospital provides diagnostic and surgical services and is home to the renowned Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center and the award-winning Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center.
Newport Hospital has earned the prestigious Baby Friendly designation from the World Health Organization and UNICEF, and has been designated a Magnet hospital for excellence in nursing four consecutive times.
Getting Here
Newport Hospital Main Building
20 Powel Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
United States401-846-6400
Featured Centers & Services
Newport Hospital offers a wide array of services to the community in the areas of primary care, women’s health, and rehabilitation, among others.
Primary Care
Our affiliated primary care practices, part of the Lifespan Physician Group, welcome new patients and offer convenient extended hours. Internal medicine physicians see patients 18 and older; family medicine physicians see patients of all ages, from infants to seniors.
Women’s Health Services
Our team of obstetrician/gynecologists and certified nurse midwife provide services to women of all ages, from wellness visits, through pregnancy and childbirth, to gynecologic surgery. Our renowned Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center offers a home-like environment supported by state-of-the-art technology.
Lifespan Cancer Institute
The Newport branch of the Lifespan Cancer Institute provides state-of-the-art care for patients with cancer and hematologic disorders. We offer a broad range of clinical services, including medical oncology, surgical services, and infusion therapy for cancer and non-cancerous conditions, including chemotherapy.
Surgical Services
Our experienced general and orthopedic surgeons provide the full range of surgical services, from routine procedures through highly specialized joint replacements. They offer the latest in state-of-the-art surgical techniques, including minimally invasive surgery, for faster recovery times and reduced post-operative pain.
Newport Hospital Events
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Brain and Spine, Geriatrics and Senior Services, Mental Health and Behavioral HealthApr 7
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Newport HospitalThis group for caregivers and offers a safe and positive place for those dealing with the daily issues of being a caregiver to someone with Alzheimer's disease. This group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. The group may cancel on holidays or in bad weather so it is always best to...
Apr 9
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Newport HospitalFindings from Newport Hospital's 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment Like you, we are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, Newport Hospital is postponing this event . We will continue to monitor the situation. Please...
Apr 13
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Newport HospitalWe are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, the course Safe Sitter at Newport Hospital, in April, is being canceled. For more information contact Jeanette Nessett at jnessett@lifespan.org or call 401-444-8088 .
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Brain and Spine, Geriatrics and Senior Services, Mental Health and Behavioral HealthApr 13
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Newport HospitalWe are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, the Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group, is cancelling its March 2020 meeting. This group for caregivers and offers a safe and positive place for those dealing with the daily...
Apr 14
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Newport HospitalLike you, we are carefully monitoring news about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and locally. As a proactive step, the volunteer program for Newport Hospital is canceling the information session that had been scheduled for April 14, 2020 . We will continue to monitor the situation...
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Brain and SpineApr 29
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Newport HospitalThis event is part of the monthly Aging and Dementia Research Lecture Series, presented by the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute's Aging Brain Initiative and the Rhode Island Hospital Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center . All events are held in room 133 of Rhode Island Hospital's...
May 12
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Newport HospitalLearn more about volunteering at Newport Hospital at an information session on Tuesday, May 12, 2019. Volunteers at Newport Hospital make a major contribution by giving their time to enhance the quality of patient care and to provide support services for the professional staff. Volunteers at...
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Brain and SpineMay 27
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Newport HospitalThis event is part of the monthly Aging and Dementia Research Lecture Series, presented by the Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute's Aging Brain Initiative and the Rhode Island Hospital Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center . All events are held in room 133 of Rhode Island Hospital's...
Jun 30
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Newport HospitalYoung people in grades six to eight are invited to take the Safe Sitter course to learn skills in safety, child care, first aid and rescue, and life and business. The course is instructor-led and interactive, with hands-on demonstrations and skills practice using soft-bodied dolls and medical...
Taking steps toward well-being
Walking program builds stamina, relationships
Featured News
Monday, April 6, 2020
In light of local cases of COVID-19 and national and international instances of exponential spread of the disease, Lifespan hospitals are further expanding measures to minimize traffic and potential exposure in our hospitals, protecting patients and staff. Effective immediately, no visitors will be...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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Workforce, LeadershipHeather Hall, M.D. , medical director and chief of psychiatry at Newport Hospital, has been named president of the medical staff of the hospital. Medical staff leadership is represented by the Medical Executive Committee, which is comprised of active medical staff and associate medical staff from...
Monday, February 24, 2020
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Outpatient, Health & Wellness, Inpatient, Medical Education, LeadershipLifespan and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have actively collaborated with Wuhan Union Hospital on research projects since 2016, with the goal of fostering research and cultural awareness. Leaders of Lifespan and the Warren Alpert Medical School have reached out to pledge...
Friday, February 7, 2020
Visitation Discouraged at All Lifespan Hospitals In light of local cases of COVID-19, Lifespan hospital officials are now strongly discouraging any patient visitation. This includes family/friends accompanying those who come to our hospitals’ emergency departments. We are making this effort to...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Lifespan today reported a loss of $55 million from operations without investment income in fiscal year 2019, which ended September 30, 2019. With investment income, loss from operations was close to $23 million. These results led to a net loss of $35 million for fiscal year 2019. Lifespan’s 2019...
Monday, November 11, 2019
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. – A new Lifespan Urgent Care is now open and ready to serve patients of all ages on Aquidneck Island. The new location, the second Lifespan Urgent Care to be established in Rhode Island, opened on Monday, Nov. 11 at an easily accessible, central location in Middletown. The address...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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In the Community, Medical EducationA timely symposium on behavioral healthcare – “Innovations in Addiction Treatment: Epidemiology and Etiology of Internet Behavior” -- will be held in Newport on Nov. 18 and feature a leading authority on internet addiction. The workshop, which is free and open to the public, is being presented by...
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
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Health & Wellness, In the CommunityAfter making its debut earlier this year, Lifespan Urgent Care will open its second facility in November at an easily accessible, central location on Aquidneck Island. The newest Lifespan Urgent Care will be located in Middletown at 1360 West Main Rd. (the Stop & Shop plaza). The opening date...
Friday, September 20, 2019
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In the CommunityFrom left to right at Newport Hospital are David Vieira, program coordinator of NCS; Crista F. Durand, president of Newport Hospital; Tracy Shea, executive director of NCS; Pam Breves, NCS board chair, Michael Dawson, vice president of finance for Newport Hospital; and Loriana De Crescenzo, chief...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Hope "Happy" van Beuren cuts the ribbon for the expanded and renovated John A. and Hope H. van Beuren Emergency Department. Pictured from left to right are Norey Dotterer Cullen, chair of the Newport Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees; Crista Durand, president of Newport Hospital; Peter...
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
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Awards & DesignationsNewport Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
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Workforce, InpatientNewport Hospital recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center inpatient unit, known throughout the region for its excellence and held up nationally as a model program. When launched in 1979, Vanderbilt was the first inpatient program of its kind in Rhode Island...