Rhode Island Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital located in Providence, Rhode Island.

It is a 719-bed acute care teaching hospital and was founed in 1863. Local philanthropist and trustee, Henry J. Steere was instrumental in founding and funding the early hospital. The hospital was the first in the region and third in the nation to have an EKG machine in 1915.blank">http://www.lifespan.org/rih/about/milestones.htm

The hospital is the largest of the state's general acute care hospitals, and provides comprehensive health services for both adults and children. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the _Brown Medical School.

The Rhode Island Hospital provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatients and outpatients, with particular expertise in cardiology, oncology, neurosciences and orthopedics, as well as pediatrics at its Hasbro Children's Hospital. It is designated as the Level I Trauma Center for southeastern New England and provides expert staff and equipment in emergency situations 24 hours a day.