La Red Health ob-gyn James Rupp announces retirement

After a 40-year career dedicated to caring for women in Sussex County, La Red Health Center ob-gyn Dr. James Rupp announced his retirement at the end of January.

Rupp spent the last decade providing medical care to patients at La Red Health Center in Seaford, where he moved in 1984 after graduating from Thomas Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia. He left the area briefly in 1986 to work at a healthcare system in Harrisburg, Pa. He moved back to the Seaford area two years later, and built his practice and raised his family in the riverfront town.

Rupp ran his own practice for many years and was considering making a change. That was when Dr. Fabricio Alarcon, chief medical officer at La Red Health Center, asked Rupp to consider joining La Red.

“It was a good opportunity for me at the time,” Rupp said. “I have been very happy here.”

This past year, Rupp made the difficult decision to retire after discussing it with his family.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to have been a physician in this community,” Rupp said.

Having Rupp at its Seaford practice for so long was also a great opportunity for La Red Health Center. Rupp has been well liked by his La Red patients and has provided excellent care to them for many years.

“We are extremely grateful to Dr. Rupp for all that he has done for La Red and our patients during his time at La Red,” said Rachel Hersh, La Red CEO. “We wish him well in his next chapter.

La Red Health Center’s Women’s Health program is available to patients as La Red seeks to recruit a new ob-gyn to its practice.

In his retirement, Rupp, who is also a musician, plans to play more with his band, spend time with his family and golf.