Summerlin Hospital

The Summerlin Hospital Medical Center opened on October 16, 1997. With an initial investment of $80 million, the brand new hospital would include 148 beds, all located in private rooms, and would offer Southern Nevada's first and only hospital-based cancer treatment facility.^[2]

• October 1997: Summerlin Hospital Medical Center opens with 148 beds.^[2] Vacant space was included in the hospital's design for future expansion.^[3]
• December 1999: A new wing for the hospital's intensive care unit opens, as a part of a $1.5 million expansion. The need to expand the hospital came three years earlier than initially expected.^[3]
• June 2005: A four-bed pediatric emergency department opens.^{[citation needed]}
• 2006: Construction begins on a five-story parking garage.^[4]
• March 2007: A $100 million expansion is announced due to high demand. The parking garage, part of the expansion, opens a month later.^[5]
• May 2008: A new emergency room opens as part of the second phase of the expansion project.^[6]
• June 25, 2008: The hospital breaks ground on the third and final phase of its expansion project. The final phase consists of a six-story patient facility, adding 180 rooms for a new total of 480. A new medical office building, located near the property's northeast corner, was also under development, with a scheduled opening in fall 2008.^[6][7]
• December 2009: Completion of the expansion project, which includes an expanded hospital with over 480 beds, an expanded Emergency Department, an expanded Labor and Delivery unit, a brand new Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a second medical office building, and a new parking garage.^[8]

The Summerlin Hospital Medical Center offers a comprehensive range of health care services, including:

• The Advanced Primary Stroke Center
• The Breast Care Center
• The Cancer Center
• CentRx Pharmacy
• The Children's Medical Center
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
  • Pediatric Emergency Room
  • Pediatric Therapy Center
• Ear, Nose and Throat
• Emergency Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• The Heart Center
  • Advanced Electrophysiology Lab
  • The Chest Pain Center
  • The Open Heart Program
• Maternity
  • The Birthplace at Summerlin Hospital
• Orthopedics
• Outpatient Services
• Palliative Care
• Radiology
• Rehabilitation
• Respiratory Therapy
• The Sleep Study Center
• Social Services
• Surgery
  • The Robotic Surgery Institute
• The Women's Health Center
• Wound Care

• Summerlin Medical Center Heliport – FAA LID: 0NV1, 40 ft × 40 ft (12 m × 12 m), helipad built with bituminous concrete.^[9]