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Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
Universal Health Services; Valley Health System
	Summerlin Hospital, viewed from Town Center Drive
Geography
Location	657 North Town Center Drive; Summerlin, Clark County, Nevada, United States
Coordinates	36°10′51″N 115°19′05″W / 36.18083°N 115.31806°W
Organization
Care system	Private
Funding	For-profit hospital
Type	Community
Affiliated university	None
Network	Universal Health Services; Valley Health System
Services
Standards	Joint Commission
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	485
Helipad	FAA LID: 0NV1
History
Opened	October 16, 1997; 27 years ago
Links
Website	summerlinhospital.com
Lists	Hospitals in Nevada

The Summerlin Hospital Medical Center is a private, for-profit hospital owned by Universal Health Services and operated by the Valley Health System. It is located in the Summerlin neighborhood of Las Vegas, Nevada.

As of 2018, the Summerlin Hospital offers 485 beds with private rooms. It is an accredited Chest Pain Center and Primary Stroke Center. The 40-acre (16 ha) campus also includes two medical office towers that provide a variety of outpatient services.^[1]

History

The Summerlin Hospital Medical Center opened on October 16, 1997. With an initial investment of $80 million, the brand new hospital would include 148 beds, all located in private rooms, and would offer Southern Nevada's first and only hospital-based cancer treatment facility.^[2]

Timeline

October 1997: Summerlin Hospital Medical Center opens with 148 beds.^[2] Vacant space was included in the hospital's design for future expansion.^[3]
December 1999: A new wing for the hospital's intensive care unit opens, as a part of a $1.5 million expansion. The need to expand the hospital came three years earlier than initially expected.^[3]
June 2005: A four-bed pediatric emergency department opens.^{[citation needed]}
March 2007: A $100 million expansion was announced due to high demand.^[4]
May 2008: A new emergency room opens as part of the second phase of the expansion project.^[5]
June 25, 2008: The hospital breaks ground on the third and final phase of its expansion project. The final phase consists of a six-story patient facility, adding 180 rooms for a new total of 480. A new medical office building, located near the property's northeast corner, was also under development, with a scheduled opening in fall 2008.^[5]^[6]
December 2009: Completion of the expansion project, which includes an expanded hospital with over 480 beds, an expanded Emergency Department, an expanded Labor and Delivery unit, a brand new Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a second medical office building, and a new parking garage.^[7]

Services

The Summerlin Hospital Medical Center offers a comprehensive range of health care services, including:

The Advanced Primary Stroke Center
The Breast Care Center
The Cancer Center
CentRx Pharmacy
The Children's Medical Center
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatric Emergency Room
- Pediatric Therapy Center
Ear, Nose and Throat
Emergency Medicine
Gastroenterology
The Heart Center
- Advanced Electrophysiology Lab
- The Chest Pain Center
- The Open Heart Program
Maternity
- The Birthplace at Summerlin Hospital
Orthopedics
Outpatient Services
Palliative Care
Radiology
Rehabilitation
Respiratory Therapy
The Sleep Study Center
Social Services
Surgery
- The Robotic Surgery Institute
The Women's Health Center
Wound Care