McKee signs $18M state guarantee for Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals into law

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 458

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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In a rare mid-February bill signing, Gov. Dan McKee cemented the state’s $18 million guarantee for the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital.

The new law authorized in a ceremonial signing in the Governor’s State Room Wednesday comes 16 days before the deadline for The Centurion Foundation to finalize the purchase of the cash-strapped hospitals. Centurion leaders said the state backstop, drawn from a $55 million supplemental reserve …

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