Rutherfordton, N.C.-based Rutherford Regional Health System has promoted its interim CEO, Tory Shepherd, to the permanent post, effective immediately.
Ms. Shepherd has served as the health system's interim CEO since September, according to a Nov. 23 news release shared with Becker's. She previously served as interim CEO and chief operating officer of Sovah Health-Martinsville (Va.), a part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.
Rutherford Regional Health System is a member of Duke LifePoint Healthcare.