The Lifespan/Care New England Merger

Merger Application: Executive Summary

Lifespan and Care New England began filing an application to merge on June 6, 2008. Below are links to the application questions and the answers submitted by Lifespan and Care New England as required by the Rhode Island Healthcare Conversion Act.

• Executive Summary of the Merger Application (PDF, 9 pages)
  An affiliation of Lifespan and Care New England would create a system that serves as a hub for high-quality medicine, a magnet for medical and scientific professionals, and a catalyst for economic development in the region. An affiliated system would make more and better health care options available to patients throughout southern New England; would make Rhode Island better prepared to respond to disasters; and would have positive effects on Rhode Island’s economy by creating a richer and more vibrant center for biomedical research and innovation and a regionally competitive academic medical complex that would generate new, high-paying health sector jobs.

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