Phone: 401-273-7100 Or 866-363-4486. Fax: 401-457-3370. View Map: Bing - MapQuest - Google. The Providence VA Medical Center was built in 1948, post-World War II, and accepted the first patient in 1949. An additional hospital wing was added in 1977, and an ambulatory care building addition was completed in February 1998.
What is the Difference between a patented and an unpatented mining claim? Patented Mining Claim - is one for which the Federal Government has passed it title to the claimant making it private property. A person may mine and reemove minerals without a patent. A mineral patente gives exclusive title to the locatable minerals as well as the land.
Meaning Medical Patent. The word 'patent' has at least three meanings in the medical industry. These meanings include: 1  Open or unblocked-the throat patent (or unblocked). 2  A government license restricting use by others-patented heart valve.3  Drug covered by a patent or trademark-patent drugs vs off-patent drugs.eaning 1: Patent = open/unblocked. Patent has a medical meaning of open or unblocked, particularly regarding an unblocked tube. Common usage includes a 'patent airway', or 'patent fallopian tubes'.