Union officials announced Tuesday that almost 700 resident physicians and fellows ratified their first contract with Rhode Island Hospital.
The contract includes pay increases, better retirement benefits and other improvements for the early career doctors working at Rhode Island’s largest hospital in Providence, also the flagship facility of Brown University Health.
The contract follows months of negotiations and was approved last week by 95% of physicians who participated in the vote, according to a news release by the union which represents the doctors, the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR/SEIU)…