Facilities

Basic science courses in physiology, pharmacology, chemistry and physics are provided by the University of New England (UNE). Courses in Anesthesia are given at both UNE and at SJHSAN.
St. Joseph Health Services of RI, a Charter CARE Health Partner, includes Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, RI. The “Fatima Unit” is where the school is based and our student’s primary clinical site. Anesthesia is administered for all types of surgical procedures, excluding open heart surgery, organ transplantation and obstetrics.
In addition, St. Joseph Hospital School of Anesthesia for Nurses has a teaching arrangements with five affiliated sites:

• Rhode Island Hospital (Providence, RI) for extended experiences in neurosurgical anesthesia and cardiovascular anesthesia.
• Hasbro Children's Hospital (Providence, RI) for experience in pediatric anesthesia.
• St. Vincent Hospital (Worcester, MA) for experiences in obstetrical anesthesia and anesthesia for general surgery.
• MetroWest Medical Center (Framingham, MA) for experiences in regional anesthetic techniques, pediatric anesthesia and ENT, GYN anesthesia.
• West Roxbury Veterans Administration Medical Center (West Roxbury, MA) for experience in cardiac anesthesia, neurosurgical anesthesia and regional anesthetic techniques.