Valley Hospital Medical Center

Valley Hospital Medical Center is a for-profit hospital owned by Universal Health Services and operated by Valley Health System. It is one of six hospitals within the Valley Health System in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is accredited by the Joint Commission and includes a certified Primary Stroke Center, an accredited Chest Pain Center and a certified Heart Failure Center.^[1]

Valley Hospital Medical Center
Universal Health Services Valley Health System
Location in Las Vegas Show map of Downtown Las Vegas Valley Hospital Medical Center (Las Vegas Boulevard) Show map of Las Vegas Boulevard Valley Hospital Medical Center (Nevada) Show map of Nevada
Geography
Location	620 Shadow Lane Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States
Coordinates	36.163056°N 115.166111°W / 36.163056; -115.166111
Organization
Care system	Private
Funding	For-profit hospital
Type	General and Teaching
Affiliated university	Touro University Nevada (2004–present)
Network	Universal Health Services Valley Health System
Services
Standards	Joint Commission
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	409
Helipad	FAA LID: NV53
History
Opened	1972; 53 years ago (1972)
Links
Website	valleyhospital.net
Lists	Hospitals in Nevada

History

The hospital, founded in 1972,^{[citation needed]} established Southern Nevada's first air ambulance service, Flight for Life,^{[citation needed]} which was owned by Metro Aviation, in 1980.^{[citation needed]} On December 4, 2001, Valley Hospital ended its contract with Metro Aviation, shutting down the Flight for Life air ambulance service and retiring the helipad.^{[citation needed]} Valley Hospital completed a new helipad next to the emergency department with a grassy area in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Valley's Emergency Critical Care Center increased the number of beds from 28 to 42 on March 11, 2004.^{[citation needed]} This project was completed when 11 urgent care beds were added to the center in June.^{[citation needed]}

The hospital no longer has labor and delivery, NICU, nursery or gynecology units as of 2014.^[2] This area of the hospital was re-purposed to become a Behavioral Health Unit.

Services

• Chest Pain Center
• Behavior Health Unit
• Medical/Surgical floors (with telemetry)
• Critical Care
• Stroke Center
• Emergency Department
• Surgical and Endoscopic Care (and recovery unit)
• Acute Rehabilitation
• Diabetes Education and Counseling

Advanced Cardiovascular Service

• Open heart surgery
• Balloon angioplasty
• Cardiac catheterizations and stenting
• Peripheral vascular studies

Neurological Services

• Coiling for brain aneurysms
• Neurosurgery
• Stroke care^[3]

Helipad

Valley Hospital Medical Center Helipad
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: NV53
Summary
Airport type	Helipad
Operator	Valley Hospital Medical Center
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Elevation AMSL	2,055 ft / 626 m
Coordinates	36°09′47″N 115°09′56″W
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 54 × 48 16 × 15 Concrete H2 60 × 60 18 × 18 Concrete
Sources: Airnav.com[4]

From 1980 to 2001, the helipad was located on top of the hospital, adjacent to the lobby. After "Flight for Life" was sold to "Mercy Air Services" in 2001, the hospital created a landing zone just south of the emergency entrance in a dirt lot for Mercy Air's bigger helicopters. In 2007, the hospital refurbished an old parking lot into a grassy area, complete with a new helipad right in front of the emergency entrance.