A vital part of Fayetteville and surrounding communities, Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital of Cape Fear Valley Health System continues to touch the lives of families, friends and neighbors.

The hospital’s commitment to providing personal, quality care has remained constant since its inception in 1901, when Dr. Jacob Franklin Highsmith established Highsmith Hospital as the first private hospital in North Carolina. With the help of Dr. William Thomas Rainey, the hospital grew into one of the leading medical facilities in the region.

In 1983, the new Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital opened in its current location on Robeson Street, with state-of-the-art medical capabilities and all private rooms.

On June 1, 2004, Highsmith-Rainey began a new chapter in its proud history, opening additional continuing acute-care beds for a total of 112, including a four-bed Intensive Care Unit. Continuing acute care is highly complex acute care for patients who are usually very sick and require electronic monitoring and bedside care by nurses with advanced clinical skills.

At the same time, Highsmith-Rainey’s Emergency Department became ExpressCare, Fayetteville’s first 24-hour urgent care center. 

Highsmith-Rainey is also set to open its new 8-bed Palliative Care unit, the first inpatient unit of its kind in our area. Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and families facing serious life-threatening illnesses. Palliative care works to address emotional and physical issues to decrease suffering and promote comfort. 

Highsmith-Rainey is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The hospital remains linked to its historical past, while it embraces the future as an institution renowned for its compassionate, quality care.

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