During the first few decades of the 20th Century, doctors treated patients at home. By 1927, the City of West Bend had a population of nearly 4,000 and was in need of a modern hospital to serve the whole community. Doctors, community leaders, and the Sisters of the Divine Savior met and made plans for a new 25-bed hospital.
Lt. Ray Dickop Post 36 purchased the 5 acres of land for $3,000 in 1928 that the hospital was built on. The post used the funds raised from the 4th of July Celebration. The hospital was located on Ridge Road and Oak Street in the City of West Bend. The hospital was dedicated on July 2, 1930. The hospital moved in 2005 when a new hospital was constructed on Pleasant Valley Road. The building still stands today.
Matt Regner, Judge Franklin Bucklin and Henry O. Regner commemorating the land donation to St. Joseph's Community Hospital from Lt. Ray Dickop Post 36.
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