Rhode Island Hospital

ADVOCACY AT RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL

Program Details

  Program Fees
None

 Program Name
Advocacy

 Description
Organizations providing legislative, community, or personal support to their cause and/or individuals in need.

 Insurance Coverage
N/A

 Eligibility
Please call for information

 Intended Audience
General Public

 Directions
TO RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL:

Heading North on Interstate 95:
When traveling north on I-95, take exit 18. Bear left at the end of the exit onto Thurbers Avenue. At the first traffic light, take a right onto Eddy Street. After approximately 1 mile, you will come to a light at the intersection of Eddy and Dudley streets.
To reach the Main Building or Jane Brown, continue straight through the light and take a left into the main entrance.
To reach other points on campus, such as the Cooperative Care Center, Medical Office Center, Davol emergency department, Hasbro Children’s Hospital or the APC Building, take a left onto Dudley Street and follow the signs.

Heading South on Interstate 95:
When traveling south on I-95, take exit 19 and bear right. At the end of the exit ramp there is a traffic light at the intersection of Eddy and Dudley streets.
To reach the Main Building or Jane Brown, take a right at the light and take a left into the main entrance.
To reach other points on campus, such as the Cooperative Care Center, Medical Office Center, Davol emergency department, Hasbro Children’s Hospital or the APC Building, continue straight onto Dudley Street and follow the signs.
From Route I-195 West:
Take I-195 West to 95 South. Move into the right-hand lane right away and take exit 19.
Bear right while on the exit ramp to the intersection of Eddy and Dudley streets. At the intersection, you will see the hospital campus directly ahead. Follow the signs.

TO THE MIRIAM HOSPITAL:

From Points North: Take I-95 South to Exit 25 (North Main Street). Go left off the exit. Follow straight through traffic light and bear right around one way. At first stop sign, take left. At traffic light, take left onto North Main Street. Take second right onto 5th Street. Take left onto Summit Avenue. The hospital is located on left.
From Points South: Take I-95 North to Exit 25 (North Main Street). Take first of the two sub-exits (before bus station). Follow to traffic light. Take left onto North Main Street. Take second right onto 5th Street. Take left onto Summit Avenue. The hospital is located on left.

From Hope Street: If you are traveling north on Hope Street, toward Pawtucket, turn left onto Fifth Street. If you are traveling south on Hope Street, toward Providence, turn right onto Fifth Street. When you reach the intersection at Summit Avenue, The Miriam Hospital main building will be ahead to your right and the Norman and Rosalie Fain Health Centers will be on the left.
From Interstate 195 West: I-195 West merges with I-95 in Providence. Approaching the north-south split, bear right onto I-95 North. Immediately get into the left-hand lane and follow I-95 North to exit 25. Follow the signs to North Main Street. When you arrive at the North Main Street traffic light, turn left. Proceed two blocks to Fifth Street. Turn right onto Fifth Street. As you drive up the hill, The Miriam Hospital main building will be on the left and the Norman and Rosalie Fain Health Centers will be on the right.
From Route 146 South: Take the Branch Avenue exit and bear left at the light. Follow Branch Avenue to North Main Street, merge and bear left. Take a left at the light and follow North Main Street through two lights. After the second light, take the second right onto Fifth Street. As you go up the hill, The Miriam Hospital main building will be on the left and the Norman and Rosalie Fain Health Centers will be on the right.

 Comments
"The Breast Health Navigation Program" was created by a grant from the Avon Foundation and is offered at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital for underserved patients. The program consists of Navigators who work out of the hospitals (At Rhode Island Hospital, they work out of the Cancer Center and at The Miriam Hospital the Patient Navigator is located in the Fain Building) and are nurses trained in oncology and breast health. They will guide newly diagnosed breast cancer patients through their entire course of care, providing support, education and practical solutions to problems that may arise in every day life, including issues related to lack of insurance, transportation, childcare, language barriers and financial issues that create obstacles to getting the care that they need.

 Program Times
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
8:00 am - 12:00 pm

 Program Dates
Mon - Fri (R.I. Hospital)
Mon, Tue (Miriam Hospital)
Thu (Miriam Hospital)

 Program Comments
At Rhode Island Hospital there is one full time Navigator and one half-time Navigator who speaks Spanish. At Miriam Hospital there is one half-time Navigator.

 Accessibility
Building is handicapped accessible

Buses stop at the entrance to the Main Building about every 20 minutes during the day

 Accessibility
and once an hour in the evening. RIPTA bus schedules are available at the main information desk. For more information on routes and fares

 Accessibility
call RIPTA at 401-781-9400.

 Additional Information
Mary can provide information about the Breast Health Navigation Program to potential participants.