Kent Hospital in Warwick has been serving the Kent County area since 1951 as an acute care nonprofit medical facility. Expansions over the years have brought the number of licensed beds at the hospital to 359 at present, and a major renovation of the emergency department in 2004 has increased the patient care bays to 46. The hospital's Women's Care Center is in the process of remodeling in 2005, with the postpartum rooms being updated with a more homey, welcoming feel. Kent Hospital's hyperbaric medicine chamber is a resource for all of southeastern New England for the treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning. The hospital additionally provides extended coronary care, wound recovery treatment, oncology and chemotherapy services, and diagnostic imaging.
The Visiting Nurse Association of Care New England provides home healthcare options such as preventive, short-term, chronic, and terminal care. Nutritional consultation, occupational and physical therapy, spiritual counseling, and respite services are available along with general nursing attention to patients' medical issues. Warwick is also served by two walk-in medical clinics, a variety of specialists, several veterinary practices, and a range of alternative healthcare providers including acupuncturists, massage therapists, reflexologists, and naturopaths.
The Kent Center in Warwick coordinates outpatient, day treatment and partial hospitalization for the treatment of alcoholism and substance abuse. The program accepts adolescent and adult clients from a variety of referral sources and specializes in treatment of dually diagnosed clients.