Birthing-friendly hospitals in Rhode Island
Birthing-friendly hospitals › Rhode Island
Rhode Island has 6 birthing-friendly hospitals. 6 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 3 hr 45 min.
The birthing-friendly designation marks hospitals that have attested to taking part in a maternity care quality improvement programme and to implementing recommended patient safety practices. It reflects participation in those programmes rather than a measured birth outcome, so treat it as one signal among several when choosing where to give birth.
| Hospital | City | ER wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Hospital | Newport | 2 hr 52 min | 4/5 |
| Newport Hospital | Newport | 2 hr 52 min | 4/5 |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island | Providence | 3 hr 54 min | 4/5 |
| South County Hospital INC | Wakefield | 3 hr 17 min | 4/5 |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital | Warwick | 4 hr 22 min | 3/5 |
| Landmark Medical Center, INC | Woonsocket | 3 hr 45 min | 2/5 |
Designation published by CMS alongside the Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in Rhode Island, or Birthing-friendly hospitals in other states. How this data works.