University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

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Location = Las Vegas
Region = Clark County
State = Nevada
Country = US
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HealthCare = Public
Type = Teaching
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Emergency = I
Affiliation = University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Founded = 1931
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Website = http://www.umc-cares.org/ University Medical Center
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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.

ervices

*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".

History

Previous names included:
*"Clark County Indigent Hospital" (1931)
*"Clark County General Hospital"
*"Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital"

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

Heliport

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A heliport is available for emergency air ambulance service.

Notable individuals treated

*On September 13, 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur died from respiratory failure and cardiac arrest, after having been in critical condition for six days.
*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.

References

External links

* [http://www.umc-cares.org/ University Medical Center website]