The Miriam Hospital
A tradition of superior patient care
Welcome to The Miriam Hospital
Founded by the Providence Jewish community in 1926, The Miriam Hospital today offers a wide range of medical services, with notable expertise in cardiac care, total joint replacement, bariatric surgery, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and men’s health.
A major teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, the hospital receives international recognition for its HIV/AIDS, behavioral health and preventive medicine research.
Getting Here
The Miriam Hospital Main Campus
164 Summit Ave
Providence, RI 02906
United States401-793-2500
Featured Centers & Services
The Miriam Hospital offers expertise in total joint replacement, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and bariatric surgery, among many other specialties.
Total Joint Center
The Total Joint Center at the Miriam Hospital is the region’s highest volume joint replacement program with clinical and quality outcomes that rank among the best in the nation. Total hip, knee, or shoulder replacement is far from just an operation at our center: All of our services focus on the patient experience from initial consultation through recovery.
Center for Bariatric Surgery
Offering a safe, comprehensive approach to treating adult and teen obesity, the award-winning Center for Bariatric Surgery provides personalized, quality care and multidisciplinary services ranging from long-term nutritional and behavior modification and patient support groups to a full complement of bariatric surgeries and state-of-the-art laparoscopic and minimally invasive technologies.
Minimally Invasive Urology Institute
The Minimally Invasive Urology Institute (MIUI) is committed to delivering excellence in urologic care, research, and education. The MIUI offers cutting-edge treatments and specialized urologic care to patients through a variety of minimally invasive surgical options, such as laparoscopic and robot-assisted procedures. Our goal is to preserve function and restore patients to health.
Emergency Services
Home to Rhode Island’s first Certified Stroke Center, The Miriam Hospital’s expanded emergency department offers increased capacity, privacy, efficiency and superior patient-centered care provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by committed physicians, nurses, and other critical staff.
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CancerNov 19
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The Miriam HospitalThe Men’s Cancer Wellness Group is a forum for men who have been diagnosed with prostate, bladder, testicular, penile or renal cancers. It provides an opportunity to learn about treatment options and coping mechanisms for everyday life. Facilitated by Kathy Higginbotham, LICSW, the group is...
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Surgery, Weight LossNov 27
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The Miriam HospitalAn all-inclusive meeting for pre-op and post-op patients, and those just investigating the surgery. This group meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the Sopkins Auditorium, and on the first Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Hurvitz 1 Conference Room. The group may cancel on...
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Men's HealthDec 1
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The Miriam HospitalThe Miriam Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University will present Walk with a Doc , a program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle, beginning Saturday, October 6 and taking place on the first and third Saturday of every month thereafter. Make...
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Surgery, Weight LossDec 3
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The Miriam HospitalThis all-inclusive meeting is offered for pre-op and post-op patients and those just investigating bariatric surgery ; family members welcome. This group meets on the first Monday of each month from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Hurvitz 1 Conference Room and the fourth Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the...
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Featured News
Monday, October 15, 2018
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Awards & DesignationsPrestigious honor bestowed upon Josiah "Jody" Rich, MD, researcher and advocate on HIV/AIDS, opioids issues Josiah "Jody" Rich, MD PROVIDENCE— Josiah “Jody” Rich, MD, an infectious disease physician and director of the Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights at The Miriam Hospital, has been...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Study will examine effectiveness of asking patients to electronically submit symptoms following surgery, treatment Don Dizon, MD The National Cancer Institute with the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot Initiative has announced that the Lifespan Cancer Institute (LCI) will be among six cancer programs...
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Representatives of The Miriam Hospital join national public health experts in honoring Providence/Boston CFAR A remarkable milestone was commemorated on Sept. 27 as public health experts from around the country gathered in Providence for the 20th anniversary of the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS...
Monday, September 24, 2018
The federal grant will create a Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) to address the worldwide threat of drug-resistant 'superbugs' Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD, and Kiho Lee, PhD, are infectious diseases researchers at The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital. Dr. Mylonakis is the...
Friday, September 21, 2018
Philip A. Chan, MD Partnership seeks to collaborate on new initiative to serve at-risk black and Latino men PROVIDENCE — The Miriam Hospital has received a $2.5 million federal grant to partner with Project Weber/RENEW and the Rhode Island Public Health Institute to improve substance use and mental...
Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Health & Wellness, EventsPhysician with the R.I. Department of Health will be guest speaker at TMH Women's Association event James McDonald, a physician with the R.I. Department of Health, will be the guest speaker at an Oct. 11 forum entitled, “Medical Marijuana in Rhode Island: It is here to stay, what you should know.”...
Friday, August 31, 2018
Fentanyl test strips, naloxone kits handed out to combat opioid epidemic deaths Public health advocates in Rhode Island, including representatives of Preventing Overdose and Naloxone Intervention (PONI) at The Miriam Hospital, joined forces on Friday, Aug. 31 -- the fourth annual International...
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Josiah Rich, MD Federal funding will allow for creation of a center to help combat opioid epidemic Rhode Island Hospital announced today that it has received an $11.8 million federal grant to address the nation’s opioid epidemic by establishing the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)...
Friday, July 13, 2018
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Awards & DesignationsIlse Jenouri , M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.E.P., has been named the 2018 Charles C.J. Carpenter, M.D., Outstanding Physician of the Year at The Miriam Hospital. Jenouri has served as the medical director of The Miriam's Emergency Department since her appointment to the position in July 2017. The Miriam...
Friday, July 13, 2018
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Awards & DesignationsAnesthesiologist Fred Rotenberg, M.D ., has received the 2018 Riesman Family Excellence in Teaching Award, which recognizes a Miriam Hospital physician who teaches at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Rotenberg serves as a clinical assistant professor of surgery (anesthesiology...
Friday, July 13, 2018
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Awards & DesignationsRobert Patterson, M.D ., a vascular surgeon affiliated with The Miriam Hospital and a clinical professor of surgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, is the 2018 recipient of the Charles “Bud” Kahn, M.D., Lifetime Leadership Award. The Miriam Hospital Medical Staff...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
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In the CommunityPayments in lieu of taxes to city now total $3.6 million Lifespan made a $400,000 payment in lieu of taxes last week to the City of Providence. The PILOT payments from the state’s largest health system to the city now total $3.6 million over the last seven years. “Lifespan is proud of its vital...
Friday, June 1, 2018
Collaborators include Brown University and a new partner, Boston University/Boston Medical Center The Miriam Hospital has been awarded a $9.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund new and continuing initiatives at its Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), a...
Friday, May 25, 2018
The director of The Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control and Diabetes research center has received a prestigious honor from Brown University, where she serves on the faculty at The Warren Alpert Medical School. Rena Wing, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior, recently was presented a 2018...
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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Awards & DesignationsNational non-profit The Leapfrog Group awards "A" grades to Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital and Newport Hospital
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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WorkforceTeaching hospitals, Brown medical school infuse more than $2.4 billion into state A new study shows that Lifespan and Care New England teaching hospitals and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University supported 26,449 jobs across the state last year. Those jobs, on average, provided $69,...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
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Workforce, In the Community, Awards & DesignationsFor the second time, Lifespan’s four hospitals achieved Top Performer status on the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), a national benchmark of hospitals’ policies and practices related to equitable and inclusive treatment of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees. The Human Rights Campaign...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD, chief of infectious diseases at Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals, looks at a specimen with Kiho Lee, PhD, a member of his research team. Lee is holding a petri dish containing tiny worms (nematodes) used to test potential antibiotics. An infectious disease researcher...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Care New England and Partners HealthCare have approached Lifespan and will begin formal discussions to explore how all three health care providers might work together to strengthen patient care delivery in Rhode Island. The conversations were announced on Feb. 27. By combining the talent,...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Rhode Island, The Miriam, and Newport hospitals all received an “A” in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade released today by The Leapfrog Group . Lifespan is the only health system in Rhode Island to receive the top score for all its eligible hospitals. Leapfrog, the national nonprofit health care...
Monday, October 16, 2017
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Fundraising, Events, In the CommunityWith offensive lineman Toby Okwara providing a spot, Anya Nayak took her turn, putting up an impressive 14 repetitions at 75 pounds. As Brown University students made their way to classes on Monday, October 16, they saw a sea of pink t-shirts on the school’s main green as members of the football...
Thursday, October 12, 2017
The Miriam Hospital has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to study an innovative opioid addiction treatment program for incarcerated individuals that was expanded at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections in 2016. The $215,157 federal grant will fund research into medication-...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Each year, about 200 million adults needing medical intervention in the United States have an IV inserted into their arm to deliver vital fluids, nutrients and medicines. These "peripheral intravenous catheters" play a critical role in a patient's care, but a small percentage of patients can...
Friday, September 29, 2017
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Fundraising, EventsSusan and David Bazar, Chairs of the 2017 Miriam People Dinner; Arthur J. Sampson, President of The Miriam Hospital and his wife, Lynda Sampson; John Loerke; and Marie J. Langlois, Chair, The Miriam Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees. In celebration of the generous philanthropy that has been...
Thursday, June 29, 2017
The Miriam Hospital has appointed surgeon G. Dean Roye, M.D., as senior vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
The Miriam Hospital has appointed Ilse Jenouri, MD, MBA, FACEP, as medical director of the Emergency Department.
Monday, June 19, 2017
Rhode Island Hospital and Lifespan leadership were joined today by federal and state officials to mark the opening of the Lifespan Recovery Center. The Rhode Island Hospital program will provide comprehensive outpatient treatment for those seeking to overcome opioid addiction. The center officially...
Monday, May 22, 2017
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Fundraising, EventsThe WaterFire Arts Center was transformed to capture the festive ambience of one of the world’s most romantic cities when The Miriam Hospital hosted its annual gala and auction, Magic of Venice , at Providence’s newest event venue on Saturday, May 13. Representing The Miriam’s largest and most...
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
The Center for Bariatric Surgery met the highest standards for patient safety and quality of care and was reaccreditated by the national board that evaluates medical centers specializing in surgery for severe obesity.
Friday, March 31, 2017
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Pediatric, Outpatient, Health & WellnessResearchers to examine how normal-weight and overweight kids manage emotions
Thursday, March 30, 2017
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Outpatient, Health & WellnessFilm containing plant antibodies might help reduce HIV, herpes risk
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
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Outpatient, Health & Wellness, Inpatient, Awards & DesignationsOnly R.I. program to achieve advanced certification
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Fingleton will assume role April 1 when he joins University Cardiovascular Surgical Associates in Providence.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Lifespan leadership are creating a strategic alliance to advance cancer treatment and research. The new agreement, signed March 21, 2017, will support the expansion of clinical trials, offer access for Lifespan physicians to cancer-specific disease expertise for...
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Experts recommend better national and regional coordination; supplies shortage from vendors was leading challenge for hospitals in 2014
Monday, January 30, 2017
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Health & WellnessRena Wing, Ph.D. Women who have gestational diabetes (GDM) in one pregnancy are very likely to develop it again on their next pregnancy. Losing weight before the next pregnancy may help reduce this risk. To test this, The Miriam’s Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center is partnering with...
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Dr. De Oliveira will lead the division's clinical services, administration, and educational and research activities. He joins Lifespan from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
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Awards & Designations
The Miriam Hospital selected for Becker's Hospital Review's list of 100 Hospitals with Great Orthopedic Programs 2016 edition
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Microbiome research will help prevent ongoing spread of multi-drug resistant bacteria
Friday, September 23, 2016
Less invasive surgery uses only keyhole-sized incisions