University Medical Center, Las Vegas
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University Medical Center (UMC), a non-profit hospital, is the only hospital run by Clark County, Nevada. It is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hospital was founded in 1931 and is affiliated with the University of Nevada School of Medicine.
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[edit] Services
- Level I trauma center, the only one in Nevada. The trauma center provides both adult and pediatric care over portions of a 4 states (Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah).
- Burn care facility, the only one in Nevada, the Lions Burn Care Center.
- Heliport - (FAA LID: NV34)
[edit] History
Previous names included:
- Clark County Indigent Hospital
- Clark County General Hospital
- Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
UMC was first designated as a Level I trauma center in 1998.
[edit] Notable individuals treated
- Rapper Tupac Shakur died here on September 13, 1996.
- Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy was stabilized here after he was attacked by one of his own tigers on October 3, 2003. Roy was subsequently transferred to UCLA Medical Center for recovery and rehabilitation.
[edit] External links
| Acute care Hospitals in the Las Vegas area | |
| Level I Trauma centers: University Medical Center | |
| Level II Trauma centers: Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center | |
| Level III Trauma centers: St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Siena Campus | |
| Other Hospitals |
Boulder City Hospital - Cenennial Hills Hospital (2007) - Desert Springs Hospital - Las Vegas VA Medical Center (2011) - Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital - Mountain View Hospital - North Vista Hospital - Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center - Spring Valley Hospital - St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Rose de Lima Campus - St. Rose Dominican Hospital - San Martin Campus - St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Siena Campus - Summerlin Hospital - Valley Hospital |
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