Founded in 1906 by Drs. Henry Norris and Montgomery H. Biggs, as Rutherford Hospital, Inc. (RHI), Rutherford Regional Health System today is a not-for-profit hospital system governed by a local Board of Trustees licensed for 143 private acute care beds. Rutherford Regional is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet their healthcare needs.

In addition to being a four-time Top 100 Hospital ( Thomson Reuters), Rutherford Regional Health System recently received three more national recognitions, inlcuding being named one of America's 100 Great Community Hospitals - as well as 'Top Performer on Key Quality Measures TM ' from The Joint Commission. Rutherford Regional Health System consists of the Medical Center and 14 off-site entities in Rutherford and Cleveland counties. Providing a wide variety of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, Rutherford Regional makes compassion, patient satisfaction and customer service its highest priority.