The History of Carroll County Memorial Hospital 

The Dream Come True

Carroll County Memorial Hospital began as a dream for our community with the laying of the cornerstone in August, 1955. It was built with the love and devotion of the families of Carroll County as they realized the need for health services close to home. The hospital was funded through a variety of sources. One of the major sources was the Hill Burton funds, a result of the national health care legislation known as the Hospital Survey and Construction Act, and also known as the Hill-Burton Act. It was designed to provide federal grants and guaranteed loans to improve the physical plant of the nation’s hospital system

The Changes

The hospital has undergone many changes with additions and renovations in 1971, 1992 and 1999; and, further remodeling in 2006. In 1971 a new addition provided additional inpatient beds expanding the medical-surgical patient care area, dietary services, cafeteria, laundry and materials management and storage room. 1992 saw the construction of an intensive care unit along side the medical-surgical unit. In 1999 a new state-of- the-art emergency department was added and two new physician suites were also added to provide space for new physician practices. In 2006 a major portion of the hospital was renovated and specialty clinic and surgical medical practice offices were constructed.

The Growth

CCMH primarily served the citizens in Carroll, Trimble and Gallatin counties as it opened its doors as a small rural hospital but has evolved into a leading outpatient diagnostic testing center, an advanced technology center and a clinical office location for numerous physician specialists who routinely meet with patients and see referrals for their specialty care.

The Service

In 1992 Carroll County Memorial Hospital opened a hospital-based Rural Health Clinic to provide additional access to health services and support to residents of Carroll, Trimble and Gallatin County and to all patients including Medicare and Medicaid program members. In 2000 the hospital became a critical access hospital and provides inpatient and skilled and rehabilitation services with 8 full-time medical staff in a 25-bed facility. We also have an occupational medicine program serving over 200 regional industry and a general surgeon providing both inpatient and ambulatory services to area residents.

From Farms To Factories

As the new hospital went up in 1971 Carroll County and surrounding counties were primarily agricultural with very little industry. There has been a slow but steady shift over the past three decades. Interstate transportation links and demand for water, land and labor have changed the industrial face of Carroll County. Today that shift has seen large tracts of farm land and Ohio River shore line converted to the home for international companies of Spain and France and other nations. Jobs, schools, public services and health services have evolved to meet those needs. Today industry makes up an integral part of the corridor of business activity now served by Carroll County.