The Beaufort and Skipton Health Service was formed on 1 October 1996 from the amalgamation of the Ripon Peace Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, and the Skipton and District Memorial Hospital in Skipton.

The original Skipton hospital opened back in 1924 as the four bed Soldier's Memorial Bush Nursing Hospital.  Through the generosity of the community, the hospital was rebuilt on the present site and opened as the Skipton and Distrct Memorial Hospital on 13 September 1963.  In 1996, a four-bed nursing home and a ten bed hostel, The Brigadoon Hostel, were opened.  Recently the Skipton campus has undergone a massive redevelopment, which has seen the Hostel, Nursing Home, Hospital, GP Clinic, and Community and Allied Health facilities all combined under the same roof.

The Beaufort Hospital dates to 1927, when a nine bed Bush Nursing Hospital was opened on the site currently occupied by the hospital.  Recorded major redevelopment did not occur until 1961.  A role conversion in 1993 resulted in major renovations, which converted the hospital into a 15 bed nursing home.  A new ten bed acute hospital was built adjoining the nursing home.  In 1996, a 12 bed hostel was added in nearby Burton Street, and a Primary Care Facility was opened, offering GP and Allied Health facilities.