Gastroenterology Associates

Summary: Brown University Health (formerly Lifespan) is a nonprofit health system based in Providence, RI, founded in 1994. It includes The Warren Alpert Medical School teaching hospitals (Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, and Bradley Hospital), Newport Hospital, Saint Anne’s Hospital, Morton Hospital, Gateway Healthcare (major community behavioral health provider), and Brown Health Medical Group (largest multi-specialty practice in RI). It operates across a broad range of services, including cancer, cardiology, diabetes, emergency medicine and trauma, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics, and radiation oncology, with a focus on teaching hospitals and community hospitals. If you’re specifically seeking gastroenterology services, this system offers GI care within its network, supported by its large academic and community hospital framework in Providence.

University Gastroenterology is a Providence-based medical practice focused on liver and gastrointestinal diseases. KEY POINTS: - 20–24 physicians across multiple Rhode Island campuses (Providence, East Greenwich, Portsmouth) with state-of-the-art endoscopy centers. - Specialties include general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), liver disease, and therapeutic endoscopy. - Provides inpatient and outpatient services, including consults at Rhode Island Hospital, Miriam Hospital, Kent County Hospital, Newport Hospital, and Roger Williams Hospital. - Founded in 1999; private partnership with multiple Rhode Island locations (HQ at 33 Staniford Street, Providence). - Contact: ugi@universitygi.com; main phone: 401-421-8800.