Our History

1940’s – Henderson Community Hospital and Nursing Home was created by members of the Henderson Commercial Club.

July 1950 – The first hospital was dedicated.

January 1961 – The original nursing home was dedicated.

April 1969 – A 21-bed addition to the nursing home was opened.

November 1974 – The present hospital building was built and dedicated.

June 1975 – The laundry wing was completed after the removal of the old hospital building.

March 1993 – The hospital Board of Directors approved the purchase of the Henderson Family Care, medical clinic.

September 1994 – At the annual corporation meeting, the facility’s name was changed to Henderson Health Care Services, Inc.

November 1995 – The Henderson Health Care Foundation is incorporated.

December 1997 – The independent living units, Prairie Garden, opened for occupancy.

February 1999 – The Henderson Family Clinic was relocated into the hospital.

October 1999 – The assisted living unit, Rosewood Court, opened.

March 2003 – The newly constructed physician’s clinic was completed, Henderson Family Care.

November 2004 – The Wellness Center exercise facility and Physical Therapy department opened.

September 2005 – Sutton Family Practice opened.

November 2008 – Groundbreaking of Hospital Expansion Project.

January 2010 – Construction on Hospital Expansion Project was complete with the addition of three new patient rooms; a labor and delivery suite and a new emergency room.

November 2015 – Construction was completed on the new Sutton Family Practice at 208 N French in Sutton, NE.

June 2018 – Groundbreaking of the new Long Term Care Facility, Legacy Square.

July 2019 –  Legacy Square is completed and residents begin to move in.

March 2021 - Groundbreaking of the Hospital/Surgery Expansion & Renovation Project