Brown University

Amid ongoing headwinds facing the health care sector, Lifespan health system and Brown University expanded their affiliation to strengthen top-quality patient care, medical education and biomedical research in Rhode Island. Lifespan will change its name to Brown University Health — to be referred to commonly as Brown Health — later this year through a rebranding effort, enhancing its ability to recruit and retain world-class physicians and reflecting a deeper alignment between Lifespan’s clinical care and Brown’s academic and research focus. The affiliation also includes reciprocal financial investments between Lifespan and Brown, which will continue as separate, independent organizations after the implementation of the Lifespan rebrand. Lifespan President and CEO John Fernandez and Brown President Christina H. Paxson shared details at a June 20 event at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. “We are excited to move forward with robust plans to expand our facilities and improve our systems and technology to be able to compete with new entrants to the health delivery market, such as national chains,” Fernandez said. “This enhanced relationship with Brown is one part of the solution to ensure that our health system can continue to offer the people of Rhode Island the opportunity to access high-quality treatment close to home.” “Brown and Lifespan are taking important steps to strengthen our longstanding affiliation with the goal of improving the health of families in Rhode Island, both through medical advances in care and state-of-the-art medical training for the next generation of physicians,” Paxson said. “These agreements also strengthen the work we have been doing for several years to integrate research and break down barriers for physicians and scientists who translate discoveries in the lab into treatments benefitting patients.” 🔗 Read more at the link in our bio 📸 Image credit: Nick Dentamaro