History
Kent Hospital was chartered by the State of Rhode Island in 1946, and was opened in 1951 with 90 beds. It was expanded in 1960, 1973, and 1981 in response to rapid community growth. In 1996, Kent Hospital joined with Butler Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital to create the Care New England Health System in order to continually improve the health and well-being of the people in the communities they serve.
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