In 1972, two Beaver Dam hospitals—Lutheran Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital—consolidated to form non-denominational Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, Inc. This merger represented an awareness that the health care needs of Dodge County could best be served through a single hospital.

Over the years, Beaver Dam Community Hospital has undergone several expansions to meet the growing need for improved facilities and expanded health care services. In 2002, strategic objectives for meeting the future health care needs for the region called for major renovation or construction of a new replacement hospital. In 2003, the decision to build a new hospital was announced, and on June 28, 2004, ground was broken for a new replacement hospital.

The new Beaver Dam Community Hospital opened for service on Feb. 11, 2006. The 60-bed acute care hospital combines advanced medicine and technology with a state of- the-art facility to create a healing environment of care for patients and their families.