Rhode Island hospitals: 13 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 13 Medicare-certified hospitals in Rhode Island in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Rhode Island hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across Rhode Island’s 13 Medicare-certified hospitals.
By hospital type
| Acute Care Hospitals | 10 |
| Psychiatric | 2 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 1 |
By ownership
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 9 |
| Proprietary | 3 |
| Veterans Health Administration | 1 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 5 of 5 ★ | 1 |
| 4 of 5 ★ | 4 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 4 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 2 |
Hospitals in Rhode Island, ranked by CMS overall rating
11 of 13 Rhode Island hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 3.36 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Westerly Hospital | Westerly | 5 / 5 |
| Newport Hospital | Newport | 4 / 5 |
| Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital | North Providence | 4 / 5 |
| South County Hospital Inc | Wakefield | 4 / 5 |
| The Miriam Hospital | Providence | 4 / 5 |
| Providence Va Medical Center | Providence | 3 / 5 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Providence | 3 / 5 |
| Roger Williams Medical Center | Providence | 3 / 5 |
| Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island | Providence | 3 / 5 |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital | Warwick | 2 / 5 |
| Landmark Medical Center | Woonsocket | 2 / 5 |
| Butler Hospital | Providence | — |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital | East Providence | — |
Rhode Island hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in Rhode Island?
- 13 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in Rhode Island as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 11 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 3.36 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does Rhode Island have?
- Rhode Island's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 92.3% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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