The original hospital was opened in 1961. The 14 bed facility was built with Hill-Burton funds, a county bond issue and private donations. In 1965 another patient wing added an additional 18 beds. In 1970 a 20 bed long term care unit was added. In 1980 an outpatient area was added to accommodate specialists coming from
Lincoln. In 1991 a new nurse's station, medication prep and storage room, ICU, administrative offices and a radiology reading room were added. In 1997 the hospital purchased a physician clinic and in 1999 a new clinic building and wellness center were added. The clinic, wellness center and hospital are all connected for easy patient access. In 1999 an in-house CT scanner was also added. In October of 1999, the hospital became one of the first Critical Access Hospitals in the state of Nebraska. This cost based reimbursement system has allowed the hospital to continue to offer state of the art medicine to their rural community.
