Founded | 1996 |
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Focus | Healthcare |
Location | |
Region | New England |
Employees | 8,000 |
Website | www |
Care New England (CNE) is a non-profit health system, comprising several hospitals in Rhode Island. Founding members Butler Hospital, Kent Hospital, and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island formed CNE in February 1996.[1] Based in Providence, Care New England serves the southeastern New England community, and many of its hospitals are teaching affiliates of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.[2]
Current members of Care New England include:
In June 1999, Kent County Visiting Nurse Association became a member of the Care New England family, and later that year announced its name change to VNA of Care New England. In 2000, HealthTouch, Inc., a private duty nursing service, joined the division.[6] In 2013, Memorial Hospital, a community hospital in Pawtucket, RI joined as well.[7]