The construction of Noll Memorial Hospital in the early 1950's was made entirely possible by donations of private money. The hospital was chartered on November 27, 1951, as a nonprofit institution.

The principal contribution for the construction of Noll Memorial was given by Mr. and Mrs. J.E. (Jake) Noll and Laura B. Noll, widow of Joseph Noll, as a gift to the community from which their family prospered. The five acre site on which the hospital was constructed was given to the hospital by Dr. Beulah Cushman and Mrs. W.W. Bailey of Chicago in support of a dream of their father, A.F. Cushman that someday a community hospital could be built on the plot of land. The Bethany Clinic provided equipment which had been used in the former Bethany Hospital. The remainder of the financing for the hospital construction and equipment purchase were made through gifts and pledges which were paid over a three-year period.

The construction of the original 26-bed facility consisted of a one-level-plus basement structure of concrete blocks faced with red brick. In the early 1960's a new wing was added to the original structure. The new wing was financed by donations and earnings of the hospital.

In 1989, faced with a lack of funds to implement needed capital expenditures, the voters of Harrison County approved the formation of a hospital district which had the ability to issue a tax levy to help support the community hospital. The hospital facility was leased to the Harrison County Hospital District beginning April 1, 1990, at which time the hospital district took over full administration of the hospital operations. The property was permanently transferred from the Noll Memorial Hospital Association to the Harrison County Hospital District on June 17, 1991.

Because of the vision of generous donors in years past, this hospital stands today as a service facility for the people of Harrison County and the surrounding area.