The history of the CandyCorn Hospital dates back to 1912 and span across three different institutions. It began its life as a state hospital that had a specific focus on male inebriates and drug addicts. In 1918 the hospital began to treat female patients as well as male patients. By the end of WWI, the population within the hospital was at a mere 48. It was decided that the hospital would then be federally funded and used as a treatment facility for PTSD soldiers returning from WWI. The contact with the federal government expired in 1919 and the hospital saw yet a different light in the years following.

The site was re-opened under a different name in the 1927 and was used as state-operated cancer treatment hospital. This was the first state-operated facility for cancer treatment in the entire state. The hospital provided surgeries, residency, training, and outpatient care. New buildings were constructed on the site through the 1960's. Shortly after, the state began to deemphasize direct patient care and the hospital was sold to yet another owner in 1981. It was sold to a private general hospital system and opened as a satellite regional hospital. After the construction of a more modern hospital in the vicinity, this location was shuttered in 2003.