CharterCARE application to return to nonprofit hospital system ‘deemed’ incomplete

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office and Department of Health “deemed” Centurion Foundation’s application to buy CharterCARE Health Partners from Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. incomplete.

After reviewing the application, the attorney general’s office and Department of Health “determined that the submitted materials do not contain sufficient information necessary for the State to conduct its review under the [Hospital Conversion Act].”

The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta, Georgia-based nonprofit, and Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., a for-profit company, were notified of the “numerous deficiencies,” including how they plan on executing the goals proposed in the application.

Centurion and Prospect have 30 days or until Sept. 26 to make the necessary changes. Once complete, the application will be reviewed and a decision will be made.

In May, Centurion and Prospect submitted their joint Hospital Conversions Act application for approval of the proposed purchase. If approved, CharterCARE would return to nonprofit status.

CharterCARE Health Partners employs more than 2,500 workers and oversees eight facilities, including Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital.