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Emergencies
Emergency contacts
On campus call x6666 (401 454-6666). Give the exact location and state the nature of the emergency.
Off
campus, call 911. If you contact 911 or interact with
the Police, Fire or a medical facility please contact Public Safety as soon as
possible at 401-454-6376 or ask the emergency personnel assisting you to
contact Public Safety for you.
Remain calm and do not terminate the call until instructed to
do so by the dispatcher. If you have questions or a problem with the local
police, notify RISD Public Safety at 401-454-6376.
Emergency phones
Inside each building on campus,
hall phones are available to provide quick reporting to Public Safety. Many of
these hall phones are connected directly to Public Safety. Simply pick up the
handset and, after the ring, speak to the Dispatcher.
Code Blue
emergency phones are located in outdoor areas throughout campus. Simply press
the red button on the Code Blue phone and you will be connected directly to
Public Safety. Please visit the Public Safety page on the RISD intranet to familiarize yourself with the location of these phones on campus.
Hospitals
If you experience a serious or
sudden illness or injury, call RISD Public Safety at x6666 (401 454-6666),
where a trained officer will be dispatched to provide emergency treatment and
arrange appropriate transportation to a hospital or Health Services.
The Department of Public Safety
operates a class C-2 non-transport ambulance and has on staff licensed
Emergency Medical Technicians who will evaluate, treat and/or arrange transport
for the sick or injured.
Butler Hospital
345 Blackstone Boulevard, 401 455-6200 or 800 433-6888
Complete psychiatric services, including an emergency facility.
www.butler.org
Miriam Hospital
164 Summit Avenue, 401 793-2500
5th Street between North Main and Hope streets
Emergency room and in-patient services.
www.lifespan.org
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street, 401 444-4000
The state’s largest emergency facility and hospital; specialty clinics
by appointment.
www.lifespan.org
Roger Williams Medical Center
825 Chalkstone Avenue, 401 456-2000
Emergency room and in-patient services.
East Side Urgent Care
1195 North Main Street, 401 861-3782
Women & Infants Hospital
101 Dudley Street, 401 274-1100
OB-GYN services for victims of sexual assault.
www.womenandinfants.org