Valley Hospital Medical Center

Valley Hospital Medical Center
Universal Health Services Valley Health System
Location in Las Vegas
Geography
Location	620 Shadow Lane Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, U.S.
Coordinates	36°09′47″N 115°09′58″W / 36.163056°N 115.166111°W / 36.163056; -115.166111Coordinates: 36°09′47″N 115°09′58″W / 36.163056°N 115.166111°W / 36.163056; -115.166111
Organisation
Care system	Private
Funding	For-profit hospital
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
Founded	1972; 45 years ago (1972)
Links
Website	valleyhospital.net

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.

The hospital, founded in 1972, established Southern Nevada's first air ambulance service, Flight for Life, which was owned by Metro Aviation, in 1980. 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. Valley Hospital completed a new helipad next to the emergency department with a grassy area in 2007.

Valley’s Emergency Critical Care Center increased the number of beds from 28 to 42 on March 11, 2004. This project was completed when 11 urgent care beds were added to the center in June.

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

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.