Henry County Medical Center history

Henry County General Hospital was opened and dedicated by Governor Jim McCord on August 28, 1953, with a 71-bed capacity.

The first LPN class taught at the hospital began in 1954 as well.

In 1958 the first major construction took place on the hospital.

A new patient wing was completed July 26, 1959.

Henry County Nursing Home and Rest Home was opened in 1963.

The chapel was established and dedicated in 1966.

They began operations from the Paris Fire Department Station 1 in 1969.

In 1972, a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit opened with four beds and a basic heart monitor.

The hospital received its first computer system in 1982.

A renovation project began in 1984 to include a new space for administration, admissions and discharge, data processing, and medical records.

A mammoth $6 million renovation/expansion project was completed during 1989.

In 1990, a nine-member committee was appointed by the county commission to consider if the county should hear proposals about the possible sale or lease of the hospital.

A geriatric psychiatric unit was opened on the fourth floor of the hospital in 1991.

Following three years of planning, a ground breaking for a 20,000 square feet expansion project was held in November 1997.

And, that same year, the county commission voted to merge Henry County Nursing Home with HCMC. The name was changed to Henry County Healthcare Center in August 1998.

A complete renovation was completed on Deer Run Skilled Rehab Center at Henry County Healthcare Center in 2001.