PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Care New England announced Thursday that it has eliminated 12 positions at Women & Infants Hospital in an effort to cut costs.
Raina Smith, a spokesperson for Care New England, explained that the decision was made to strengthen the hospital’s future.
“Care New England has made progress in improving our finances,” Smith said in a statement. “However, like many health care systems across the country, we are now navigating a period of significant change related to health care policy and funding. These challenges require us to make some difficult but necessary decisions.”…