Lifespan Becomes Brown University Health

Amid headwinds facing the health care sector, the Lifespan health system and Brown University finalized a set of expanded affiliation agreements in June 2024 to strengthen top-quality patient care, medical education and biomedical research in Rhode Island. As part of the agreements, Lifespan changed its name to Brown University Health, enhancing its ability to recruit and retain world-class physicians and reflecting a deeper alignment between the system’s clinical care and Brown’s academic and research focus. The agreements also included reciprocal financial investments between Lifespan and Brown, which continued as separate, independent organizations including after the rebrand to Brown University Health.