Our History

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"Growing to Care for You"

Glendive Medical Center (GMC) has a history of service and caring which dates back to 1882. In 1965, the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association (NPBA) Hospital announced its intention to close. A local campaign led by community businesspersons ensued to raise funds to purchase the hospital. The NPBA agreed to sell the hospital to the community for $135,000. On November 1, 1965, it officially became the Glendive Community Hospital. Plans and fund raising began to build a modern hospital, which was occupied February 2, 1969. The old hospital building was converted into a nursing home. A new 75-bed nursing home was built in 1975-76 with a full basement for future expansion.

In the fall of 1985, the Board of Directors of the Glendive Community Hospital and Nursing Home embarked upon a major fund raising and development campaign to upgrade the medical facilities to attract providers and to accommodate patient needs. With $400,000 and a low-interest loan, the providers' clinic was purchased and renovated, and a dedicated intensive care unit was added to the hospital. All this is to assure retention and recruitment of medical providers, to establish the hospital as a highly competitive health care facility, and to establish the GMC Foundation.

As the Board, Medical Providers, and Administration of GMC look to the future, they have completed the Facility Master Plan to identity the need of the medical center to begin an expansion project for a state-of-the-art surgical suite. As GMC continues to add and expand services, it is necessary to be pro-active in maintaining quality health care close to home.

As the community medical center, GMC continues to be dedicated to taking a leadership role in providing and promoting health and wellness in this region.