University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Location
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Place	Las Vegas Clark County, Nevada, (US)
Organization
Care System	Public hospital
Hospital Type	Teaching
Affiliated University	University of Nevada School of Medicine
Services
Emergency Dept.	Level I trauma center
Beds	588^[1]
History
Founded	1931
Links
Website	University Medical Center Homepage
See also	Hospitals in Nevada

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, known locally as UMC, is a non-profit hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UMC is the only hospital run by Clark County, Nevada. The hospital was founded in 1931 and is affiliated with the University of Nevada School of Medicine. The Clark County Commission serves as the board that runs the hospital.

Services

Level I trauma center, the only one in Nevada. The trauma center provides both adult and pediatric care over portions of four states (Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah).
Burn care facility, the only one in Nevada, the Lions Burn Care Center.

Previous names included:

UMC was designated as the first Level I trauma center in 1998.

University Medical Center-southern Nevada Heliport
IATA: - ICAO: - FAA: NV34
Summary
Airport type		Private-Medical
Operator		University Medical Center
Serves		Las Vegas, Nevada
Elevation AMSL		2096 ft (639 m)
Coordinates		36°09′35.893″N, 115°09′59.004″W
Helipads
Number	Size		Surface
Number	ft	m	Surface
H1	50	15	pierced steel planking

A heliport is available for emergency air ambulance service.

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.

v • d • e Hospitals in the Las Vegas area

Trauma Centers	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 acute care hospitals	Boulder City Hospital • Centennial Hills Hospital • 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 Martín Campus • St. Rose Dominican Hospital - Siena Campus • Summerlin Hospital • Valley Hospital Medical Center

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