Rhode Island Department of Health

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Phone401-222-5960Published hours

Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

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Rhode Island

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Statewide Rhode Island public-health information and administrative routing across all five counties; county tags represent the state agency’s reach and do not create county health departments.

Bristol County, RI · Kent County, RI · Newport County, RI · Providence County, RI · Washington County, RI · Area source ↗

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Physical address
3 Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908

Published public-health office location; separate mailing purpose is not established unless specified.

Central information route; after-hours emergency number and separate laboratory, medical examiner and vital-records lines are not represented as routine administration. County association reviewed against the separately linked service-area source. The agency mission explicitly covers all Rhode Islanders.

View source ↗ · Source checked 2026-10-22 · Source published 2026-05-26 · State department mission and statewide role ↗

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