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Legislators should heed Mayo Clinic's concerns, as well as those voiced by the state's other medical centers.

A grave labor shortage and dire hospital finances make this a dubious time to pass reforms that would likely require more hiring.

The merged health system would control at least 70% of the inpatient general acute care and inpatient behavioral health markets.

Any Lifespan-CNE merger layoffs will be met with ‘full force,’ union leader promises Alexa Gagosz © Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff Providence, RI - 2/24/2021 A exterior of the Miriam Hospital .(Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff) PROVIDENCE — If Lifespan Corp. and Care New England merge successfully, the newly formed entity could very well become the state’s biggest employer. While advocates for the merger note that the latest deal, in which the two health systems would join forces with Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School, could increase access to care for consume...

5 things patients should know about the Lifespan-Care New England hospital merger Will it improve the quality of care in Rhode Island? How will it affect cost or health insurance premiums? By Alexa Gagosz and Brian Amaral Globe Staff,Updated February 24, 2021, 7:49 p.m. Email to a Friend Lifespan's Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.Lane Turner/Globe Staff PROVIDENCE — Two health care systems own 80 percent of the hospital beds in Rhode Island. They’ve endured similar financial pressures and duplicated some care. And now, they are looking to merge to become a single integrated heal...