Most health care needs in Newport are attended to at Newport Hospital, a general hospital containing 217 beds. The facility features the Drexel Birthing Center, a renovated surgical floor (Turner 2), emergency services, cardiac rehabilitation, and cancer care. The hospital conducts outreach to the community via the Newport Alliance, a workplace-based substance abuse and immunization program. The Naval Ambulatory Care Center (NACC) offers a range of service to Navy personnel, including emergency and acute care, dental health, immunizations, occupational therapy and an aviation medicine clinic. NACC provides inpatient services through an External Resources Sharing Agreement with Newport Hospital.
A number of walk-in and acute care clinics also operate in Newport, along with a plethora of private practitioners of medical specialties. Alternative healthcare seekers can find massage therapists, acupuncturists, and other holistic service providers in and around the city.
Health Care Information: Newport Hospital, 11 Friendship St., Newport, RI, 02840; telephone (401)846-6400