RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
NPI 1023435898
General Acute Care Hospital in Rutherfordton, NC

Q: What is Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC have?

CMS rates Rutherford Regional Medical Center 3 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

Active since March 18, 2014

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

288 S RIDGECREST AVE, RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139(828) 286-5000(828) 286-5207 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 11, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: November 01, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 11, 2021, May 25, 2017 (2 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Rutherford Regional Health System NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (NPI 1023435898) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Rutherfordton, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since March 2014. The organization lists Kathy J. Teague, Assistant Vice President, Secretary, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1023435898

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameDLP RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LLC

Location Address288 S RIDGECREST AVERutherfordton, NC 28139-2838

Mailing Address330 Seven Springs WayBrentwood, TN 37027-4536 · (615) 920-7000 · Fax (615) 920-8913

Phone(828) 286-5000

Fax(828) 286-5207

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialKathy J. TeagueAssistant Vice President, Secretary · (615) 920-7000

Enumeration DateMarch 18, 2014

Last NPPES UpdateMarch 11, 20212 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMarch 11, 2021

✔ NPI 1023435898 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

288 S RIDGECREST AVE, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsRutherford Regional Health System

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include AmeriHealth Caritas Next, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC, Cigna Healthcare.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Rutherford Regional Medical Center (CMS certification number 340013), from CMS Care Compare.

Rutherford Regional Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Rutherfordton, NC

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number340013

Location288 South Ridgecrest AveRutherfordton, NC 28139 · Rutherford County · (828) 286-5000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.8% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.1% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

16.9% Worse than the national rate

Death rate for pneumonia patients

16.2% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14.4% No different than national

Infections 3

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.49 predicted · 2,176 patient days

0.671 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 1.137 predicted · 45 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 6.207 predicted · 10,404 patient days

0.161 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 11

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

109 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

122 days per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

685 No different than national

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

116 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Medium

Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations

1.3%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

73%

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

147 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better

319 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

18%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

JOHN T TOLHURST MD

Emergency Medicine

288 S RIDGECREST AVE
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

Rutherford County (843) 237-3378

MISSION MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC

Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)

288 S RIDGECREST AVE
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

Rutherford County (828) 286-5000

WILLIAM PATRICK AMOS

Registered Nurse (Emergency)

288 S RIDGECREST AVE
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

Rutherford County (828) 286-5000

RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL, INC

Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)

288 S RIDGECREST AVE
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

Rutherford County (828) 286-5000

JULIE CURTIS THORN AGNP-C

Nurse Practitioner

288 S RIDGECREST AVE
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

Rutherford County (828) 287-2684

EVA MILLER

Nurse Practitioner (Family)

288 S RIDGECREST AVE
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

Rutherford County (828) 286-5000

DR. MICHAEL STEVENS WHEELER M.D.

Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)

288 S RIDGECREST AVE, LABORATORY, RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

Rutherford County (828) 429-1009

ELMA F CALLIS

Nurse Practitioner

288 S RIDGECREST AVE
RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

Rutherford County (828) 286-5508

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC is 1023435898. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on March 18, 2014. The provider is doing business as Rutherford Regional Health System.

Where is Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC located?

Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC is located at 288 S Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. The listed phone number is (828) 286-5000.

What is Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Is Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Rutherford Regional Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC have?

CMS rates Rutherford Regional Medical Center 3 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

What insurance does Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC accept?

Health plans from AmeriHealth Caritas Next, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC and Cigna Healthcare list Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Dlp Rutherford Regional Health System LLC was last updated on March 11, 2021. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 5 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.