Can these hospitals be saved? Centurion makes the case to lawmakers for $18M state boost

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 2,392

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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For nearly four years, The Centurion Foundation CEO Ben Mingle has argued the nonprofit would be the best steward of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital.

But Tuesday marked Mingle’s first time appealing directly to Rhode Island lawmakers, whose authority over state borrowing could make or break the long-awaited sale of the struggling hospitals. And the House Committee on Finance vetting the request for an $18 million state backstop …

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