The hospital opened its doors in 1947. It was a 740-bed hospital in the area of Lincolnshire that was used by RAF forces personnel and their families until it eventually closed its doors in 1983. In 1966, the hospital was fully functioning it had operating theatres, maternity ward and a neuro-psychiatric ward. In 1984, the hospital was leased to be a US Air Force wartime contingency hospital, which was used during the Gulf War. During this time only 35 casualties were treated here.