Kent County Memorial Hospital
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS DEVOTED TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, OFFERING OUR ESSENTIAL SERVICES WITHOUT REGARD FOR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
- Income
- $755.8 million
- Spending
- $775.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 3,616
- Volunteers
- 75
- Highest pay
- $2.2 million, director - president/ceo/cne
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 88% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $698.0 million spent. EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.
- Kent County Memorial Hospital ("Kent") is a general medical and surgical teaching hospital. Kent is recognized by the internal revenue service ("IRS") as an internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, Kent provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin or ability to pay. Moreover, Kent operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in IRS revenue ruling 69-545: 1. Kent provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self- pay, Medicare and Medicaid patients; 2. Kent operates an active emergency room for all people; which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year; 3. Kent maintains an open medical staff, with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4. Control of Kent rests with the board of directors of Care New England Health System and is comprised of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the community 5. Surplus funds are used to improve the quality of patient care, expand and renovate facilities and advance medical care; programs and activities. The operations of Kent, as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate the hospital provides substantial community benefit and that the use and control of Kent is for the benefit of the public and that no part of the income or net earnings of the organization inures to the benefit of any private individual nor is any private interest being served other than incidentally. History ======= Kent is an affiliate within the Care New England health system ("Care New England"). Care New England is the tax-exempt parent of the Health System. This tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system consists of a group of affiliated healthcare organizations. Kent is a 359-bed, non-profit, acute care hospital serving approximately 300,000 residents of Warwick, West Warwick, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, Coventry and parts of North Kingstown, Exeter and Cranston Rhode Island. Kent is located on 57 acres in the Toll Gate section of Warwick (11 miles south of providence) and is the second largest single-site hospital in the state. Chartered by the state of Rhode Island in 1946, Kent opened with 90 beds in 1951 and expanded in 1960, 1973 and 1981 to keep pace with community growth. Today, Kent provides a full complement of inpatient services including cardiology and extended coronary care, infectious disease, primary care, oncology, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, rehabilitation and surgery. In addition, the hospital offers a comprehensive range of outpatient services including cardiac catheterization, infusion, diagnostic imaging and surgery. The hospital also operates a women's diagnostic imaging center and a wound recovery center and provides laboratory and primary care services at various sites throughout the community. Kent has more than 2,500 employees, and a medical staff of more than 600. Kent's emergency services department serves some 70,000 annual visits. Care New England Health System was formed in February 1996 by founding members Butler Hospital, Kent County Memorial Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. These three hospitals are all internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. In June 1999, Kent County Visiting Nurse Association, now VNA of Care New England, joined Care New England, and in 2000, Healthtouch, Inc., a private duty nursing service, joined the VNA. As of September 3, 2013, Southeastern Healthcare System, Inc. ("SHS"), an internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization located in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, became a subsidiary of Care New England health system. The Care New England Health System was founded on the vision that we can build a better system of healthcare for the people and communities of Southeastern New England. The system offers the latest advances in medicine, specialty-trained doctors, and respected services and care. An integrated healthcare delivery system that offers a continuum of quality care, Care New England is moving healthcare forward and reinventing the way healthcare is delivered. This approach puts a broad spectrum of care - addressing primary care, medical care, surgery, women's health, cardiology and behavioral health and an array of specialty and subspecialty programs - all under one umbrella so they are easily accessible to patients and families. Care New England is currently comprised of six members: Butler Hospital, Rhode Island's only private, nonprofit psychiatric and substance abuse hospital for adults, adolescents, children and seniors; Kent County Memorial Hospital, the second largest community hospital in the state, providing a full spectrum of primary and secondary acute care services; the Memorial Hospital, until its closure on May 1, 2018, was a community hospital based in Pawtucket, RI; Women & Infants hospital of Rhode Island, one of the nation's busiest obstetrical facilities with one of the nation's largest single-family room neonatal intensive care units, the area's only tertiary neonatal facility, and various specialty services; the VNA of Care New England, which provides a broad spectrum of home health and hospice services and the Providence Center providing outpatient mental health and substance abuse services in outpatient clinics, schools and neighborhoods. The system includes a solid, diverse combination of physician specialists and generalists and a strong commitment to education. Butler and Women & Infants Hospitals are major teaching affiliates of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, while Kent is a teaching site for the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. In addition, Care New England is committed to
- Women's care center =================== Qualified staff --------------- Kent offers the community private practice obstetricians, midwives and pediatricians who bring a wealth of experience. Kent maternity patients receive individualized care from our experienced OB nursing team. Labor & delivery ---------------- The women's care center includes six private labor and delivery rooms and a surgical delivery suite with anesthesia services and the latest technology in fetal monitoring. In addition, comprehensive diagnostic and treatment resources from the state's largest community hospital are immediately available. Postpartum ---------- Kent offers all single, large and comfortable postpartum rooms with private showers. Most rooms are also set aside as family rooms with a sleep sofa and mini-dining area. The peace of mind of our patients and families is also of prime importance. That's why Kent's women's care center is equipped with advanced security technology and continuous attention to the privacy and comfort of patients and family members. Specialty care nursery ---------------------- Kent is proud to be the site of the only community hospital based specialty care nursery in Rhode Island. A skilled nursing team is under the medical direction of a neonatologist, a physician specializing in the care of newborns. The specialty care nursery is operated in collaboration with our Care New England partner, Women & Infants Hospital, and offers comprehensive and individualized care for newborns needing this additional level of service. Education and childbirth classes -------------------------------- Our family-centered childbirth program includes a host of education and support classes from pre-pregnancy to postpartum, such as our popular mother's club. We make sure that prospective dads, brothers and sisters and other family members are included along the way. Classes are scheduled at convenient times and led by experienced, informative women's care professionals. Our certified childbirth educators can even arrange individual programs. For women choosing to breast feed, lactation services are available during prenatal education and after the baby is born. Antenatal testing services are also offered in the women's care center in a comfortable, well-equipped area staffed by a knowledgeable and responsive staff. Emergency medicine ================== Staffed by board certified physicians and experienced emergency room nurses, Kent's emergency department (ED) is the second largest in the state. Caring for some 70,000 patients annually, the ed offers 24 hour a day comprehensive, critical care for all types of medical problems in a state-of-the-art facility backed by the latest clinical information and diagnostic systems. Intensive care unit =================== Intensive medical-surgical services are provided in Kent's 15-bed intensive care unit (ICU). The ICU is under the direction of an intensivist, a physician who is board-certified in the specialized care of critically ill patients. The unit is staffed by a multidisciplinary healthcare team, which includes a physician, nurse, physical therapist, respiratory therapist, social worker, nutritionist and pastoral care. Patients benefit from advanced technology and a personalized approach to meet the needs of each individual and their families. Due to the severity of the patient conditions on this unit, special visitation guidelines are necessary. Cardiology ========== Kent offers a respected regional resource for the diagnosis and medical management of heart disease. From outpatient consultation to treatment in Kent's congestive heart failure clinic or counseling for heart transplantation, Brigham and Women's cardiovascular associates at Kent hospital is structured to serve you every step of the way from diagnosis to treatment. A team of cardiologists, working in collaboration with Brigham and Women's Hospital of Boston, bring uncompromised care to the local community. Specialists provide a broad spectrum of cardiac services including cardiac catheterization; arrhythmia services; an advanced valvular heart disease clinic; testing and evaluation; as well as pacemaker and defibrillator devices. In addition, Kent hospital recently began providing elective angioplasty and will soon offer emergency angioplasty. Psychiatry ========== Kent's 12-bed unit cares for patients needing mental health services. This dedicated unit is staffed by board-certified psychiatrists and certified psychiatric nurses backed by the full medical resources of the hospital. Additional information ====================== In addition to its 12 main or suites, Kent's state-of-the-art ambulatory services center (ASC) offers a same-day surgery facility with 28 oversized pre and post operative patient bays. The ASC also provides a clinical hub centered around primary care with ease of access to testing and diagnostic services and consultation with other clinical specialists. Further, Kent boasts one of New England's premier wound care programs and a nationally accredited, 24/7 hyperbaric oxygen treatment facility. Kent believes in the community =============================== Kent hospital works to support the community in many ways. As a central location in the region, Kent provides meeting space to community organizations throughout the course of the year for such activities as: - Alcoholics Anonymous - Overeaters Anonymous - Parkinson's Support - Childbirth Education - Breast feeding classes - Adopt a family holiday activities - Blood drives - Flu clinics Further, Kent staff gives of their time back to such activities as statewide mentoring programs for high school students, RI Academic Decathlon, YMCA Board of Directors and Respiratory Therapy Presentations for area vocational schools. Kent also offers annual screening programs for breast cancer, skin cancer and colon cancer.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1955.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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