This abandoned hospital was built back in 1968, but the property dates all the way back to the 1800’s when the first tiny hospital was built in the same site. That original tiny hospital, which was just a couple of rooms, was actually founded by a small group of catholic nuns, who decided that they were quickly outgrowing the hospital, so they built several additions throughout the early half of the 20th century. So over the years the hospital grew larger and larger with the more additions they completed. The nuns eventually sold the hospital to a parent medical group company that wanted to build a brand new facility on the site, so unfortunately all of the nuns hard work was all for nothing. So the older hospital had to be demolished to make way for this new state of the art hospital facility of 1968. The new hospital was built and what a hospital it was! It was a huge towering 7-story tall structure that featured all the amenities that one could ask for, especially during that time period.
When a new hospital was built in the 2000’s, the older hospital began to get less referrals and therefore less admissions; leading to a steady decline in hospital patients. By 2017, the residents and hospital staff knew that there was trouble on the horizon when many of those once considered state of the art services, such as the trauma center and the psychiatric programs were cut due to the shrinking budget. But it wasn’t enough to save the struggling hospital and it closed for good in 2018. As of 2022, it still sits abandoned, however, there is a big push to try and sell the former hospital.