Women & Infants Hospital

Mark R. Marcantano has been named president and chief operating officer of Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. Marcantano has been serving as acting president since October 1, 2013.

Maureen G. Phipps, MD, MPH, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and executive chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Care New England Health System, has beenappointed to the U.S.

Obstetric medicine and infectious disease specialist Erica Hardy, MD, MA, MMSc, and maternal-fetal medicine specialist Erika Werner, MD, MS, have joined the team of specialists in Women & Infants’ Integrated Program for High-Risk Pregnancy.

Five physicians with the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island have achieved certification in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery by ABOG.

Linda Hunter, CNM, EdD, FACNM, and Linda Nanni, CNM, MS, FACNM, are among a group of 15 midwives recently honored by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).

Each year in sub-Saharan Africa, it is estimated that more than 33,000 women develop obstetric fistulae and subsequent urinary and/or fecal incontinence.

Researchers at Women & Infants’ Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk and the University of Pittsburgh have been studying the cry acoustics of six-month-old infants. Their research has recently been published in Autism Research.

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has received the Women’s Choice Award from WomenCertified® distinguishing it as one of the 2012 America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience.