Nonprofit hits back at nurse ‘demands’ amid planned Rhode Island hospital acquisitions

The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit, has hit back at a nurse union over claims that its plan to acquire two Providence, R.I., hospitals is “not credible or viable.”

The United Nurses and Allied Professionals urged state officials to reject the proposed acquisition of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center — part of CharterCare Health Partners — from Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings since Centurion has never owned or operated a hospital and will not be bringing any new capital to the facilities.

A spokesperson for Centurion told Becker’s it is “unfortunate that UNAP has only now announced its opposition” to the proposed transaction, which was announced in May. The nonprofit also maintains that its proposal provides the best path to economic and workforce stability for CharterCare.