Newport Hospital birthing center supporters swarm RI State House to demand policy protections

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 1,874

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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After Brown University Health announced March 3 that it was keeping Newport Hospital’s birthing center open, Katie Hellendrung said people were asking her if they should take down their campaign yard signs to save it.

“I’m like, ‘Don’t,’” Hellendrung, a Middletown resident, said in an interview Thursday. “There’s still some hills to climb. Nothing has been decided.”

The mother of five brought her own purple and white “Save Newport Birthing Center” sign …

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