Rapid City Regional Hospital is the region's leading medical center offering a broad scope of services to keep you and your family healthy. We provide health care services to the 360,000 people who live in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the surrounding region, as well as thousands of visitors each year.
We are confident about Rapid City Regional Hospital's future, and we're honored to be your partner in delivering excellence in health care.
History Of Rapid City Reg Hosp Syst Care
** Our History **
In the early 1970s spiraling costs and new developments in medical technology cast doubt on the feasibility of maintaining two hospitals (Saint John's McNamara and Bennett-Clarkson) in Rapid City. A seven-member Hospital Action Committee was formed to explore the possibility of merging the two hospitals.
Officially incorporated on July 1, 1973, Rapid City Regional Hospital began with 80 physicians on the Medical Staff and 280 licensed beds.
Regional Hospital's roots can be traced to a foundation based on communication, cooperation, and collaboration to be a not-for-profit entity. Any surplus in revenue has been and is continually used to fund the development of programs and services to meet the health care needs of the community and region.
