(Providence, RI) -- Plans to downsize Rhode Island's state hospital were examined by a legislative committee on Monday. The meeting held by the RI Senate Committee on Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight came after the plans were announced as part of Governor Dan McKee's budget proposal to close buildings on the Burrillville campus of Eleanor Slater Hospital, but add a new facility at the same time. The reorganization would also affect the Cranston campus. Lawmakers expressed concern yesterday about the possible effect of the plans on patient care.
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