Mandan Hospital (today known as Vibra Hospital of the Central Dakotas) is a long-established medical facility located in northwest Mandan.
The hospital originated in 1910 with the completion of a $22,400 three-story brick building at 1600 2nd St NW on Mandan’s West Slope. The hospital contained twelve private rooms, ten double rooms, and a large ward. It came to be the previous year through a fundraising drive that resulted in the formation of a stock company with 100 stockholders, 50 of which area farmers.
In 1920, it became Mandan Deaconess Hospital after the area’s Methodist churches took over operations. It was the first of a three part goal to turn Mandan into a center of Methodism with the other two goals being to build a training school and grand church.
Later, control was turned over to the City of Mandan with an association established to administer. It became known as Mandan Community Hospital until a new $1.12 million 60-bed facility opened on September 9, 1963 when “Community” was dropped from its name. Construction of the new Mandan Hospital commenced on June 24, 1962. Financing came from a $437,000 federal grant and $400,000 bond issue with the remainder coming from private donations. It was operated by the Mandan Hospital Association.
Medcenter One partnered to help administer Mandan Hospital beginning in 1987. Today it is known as Vibra Hospital of the Central Dakotas.
Heartview Foundation established a treatment center in the former hospital in July 1964. HIT, Inc. later occupied the building.
