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Hospital CEO outlines new STEMI hours, robotics, wound care and staffing challenges

Rutherford County Board of Commissioners · December 1, 2025
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Summary

Rutherford Regional Healthcare CEO Sidandra Ratnasamy briefed commissioners on service expansions — including a Monday–Thursday STEMI program, new robotic orthopedic procedures, and planned wound-care and hyperbaric services — and outlined recruitment and retention efforts amid staffing pressures.

Sidandra Ratnasamy, CEO of Rutherford Regional Healthcare, presented a community-benefit and impact report to the Board of Commissioners on Dec. 1, describing recent service additions and ongoing staffing and recruitment challenges.

Ratnasamy said the hospital employs about 500 staff and works with roughly 120 physicians and advanced practice providers. Key…

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