SOUTH SIDE, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

Providence neighborhoods with South Side in red

The 'South Side' of Providence, Rhode Island, or 'South Providence', is a term frequently used to describe the collective region comprising the official neighborhoods of Upper and Lower South Providence, Elwood and the West End.
Hispanics comprise the majority of the population, with over half its residents claiming hispanics ancestry, as compared to thirty percent of Providence residents as a whole. Providence Neighborhood Profiles: Southside . Consequently, it has a high percentage (64%) of children enrolled in public school whose first language is not English, with the most commonly spoken language being Spanish.
The area continues to struggle with poverty issues; the South Side's median family income is $23,379 as compared with $32,058 for the city as a whole, and more than one out of three families was living in poverty.

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Demographics
Hospitals
References

Demographics


According to the the Providence Plan,a local nonprofit aimed at improving city life, 52.3% South Side residents are Hispanic, 24.4% are African-American, 12.2% are white, 9.1% are Asian, and 2% are Native-American. 64% of public school children under the age of six speak a language other than English as their primary language.[1]
The median family income is $23,379, 75% the city-wide average. 35.5% of families live below the poverty-line. 30.3% of families receive some form of public assiatnce.[1]
Nearly one in four children has been exposed to unsafe quantities of lead.[1] This is due to the prevalences of lead paint in older homes.

Hospitals


South Side includes a line of four hospitals that from west to east to east includes St Joseph's Hospital for Specialty Care, Rhode Island Hospital, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, and Hasbro Children's Hospital.
St Joseph's Hospital for Specialty Care is a Catholic hospital located at 21 Peace Street in the northern portion of Elmwood.[4]
Rhode Island Hospital, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, and Hasbro Children's Hospital are located in close proximity to one another in Upper South Providence.[5][6] Rhode Island Hospital has 719 beds and an acute care hospital and an academic center affiliated with Brown University's School of Medicine.

References


Providence Neighborhood Profiles: Southside at a Glance
1. http://204.17.79.244/profiles/ssd_main.html
2. http://204.17.79.244/profiles/ssd_main.html
3. http://204.17.79.244/profiles/ssd_main.html
4. http://www.specialtycareri.com/
5. http://www.lifespan.org/rih/
6. http://www.womenandinfants.org/

1. http://204.17.79.244/profiles/ssd_main.html
2. http://204.17.79.244/profiles/ssd_main.html
3. http://204.17.79.244/profiles/ssd_main.html
4. http://www.specialtycareri.com/
5. http://www.lifespan.org/rih/
6. http://www.womenandinfants.org/


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