Summerlin Hospital

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 campus also includes two medical office towers that provide a variety of outpatient services.

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

Timeline - October 1997: Summerlin Hospital Medical Center opens with 148 beds. Vacant space was included in the hospital's design for future expansion. - December 1999: A new wing for the hospital's intensive care unit opens, as a part of a $1.5 million expansion. - June 2005: A four-bed pediatric emergency department opens. - March 2007: A $100 million expansion was announced due to high demand. - May 2008: A new emergency room opens as part of the second phase of the expansion project.

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