For more than two years, Lifespan has been working on plans to take over Care New England, the hospital system that includes Women & Infants, Butler, and Kent Hospitals.  If this merger happens, Lifespan will control more than 70% of all hospital jobs and services in Rhode Island, and will dominate health care in the State.

More recently, Lifespan announced plans for RI Hospital to take over The Miriam Hospital.  Lifespan is now considering ways to combine certain services that are currently offered at both hospitals.

What do you think of Lifespan's merger plans?
Lifespan's plan to build a hospital empire in Rhode Island may be good for Lifespan, but is it good for employees and patients?

Click here to take a UNAP survey about Lifespan's plans to merge RI Hospital and Miriam Hospital.
Click here to take a UNAP survey about Lifespan's plans to merge with Care New England.

To send us general comments about either merger, click here.