Hendricks Community Hospital & Nursing Home

Details

Name :

Hendricks Community Hospital & Nursing Home

Address  :

P.O. Box 106

Town  :

Hendricks

State  :

Minnesota

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

56136

Phone  :

507 275 3134

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Family Practice
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 82

Other Facilities

  • CT/MRI

Description

We have 26 licensed acute care beds and 70 licensed longterm care beds We also provide senior housing on our campus with a 16unit congregate living facility

Our Vision
The Hendricks Community Hospital Association dedicates itself to becoming the healthcare provider of choice Through the development of our staff we are committed to being proactive in providing high quality and cost effective health care service

Our Mission
Hendricks Community Hospital Association strives to provide the highest quality health and residential care in a Christian environment


History

The idea of having a hospital in Hendricks originated in 1924 when a number of area individuals felt strongly about starting a hospital to serve the growing population of the area Also at that time there was a surgeon in the community by the name of L E Nelson who had no close facility at which to practice A Board of Directors was selected in 1925 and this group raised 17000 to construct the first hospital The money along with donated labor by area individuals enabled the hospital to open in the Spring of 1926 Miss Olena Rogness RN a native of the area was hired as the superintendent a position of leadership she would hold for the next 40 years In 1939 when there was insufficient room in the current hospital the east addition was planned In 1940 that addition was opened increasing the size of the hospital to 21 beds at that time As the practice of medicine changed and the needs of the area increased it was decided to construct a new hospital in the late 1950s In August of 1958 the new 30bed hospital was opened and the old hospital was converted to house nursing and retirement home residents In 1969 a new building was constructed to house the skilled nursing residents This 40bed facility was opened in 1970 and the original hospital building was used exclusively for housing immediate type residents
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