Nevada is currently the fastest growing state in the country. With increases
in population comes the demand to expand the healthcare infastructure making Nevada
the only state to continue building hospitals at a rapid rate. This puts all members of
the medical professions in high demand especially nurses. Because of this high demand,
there are many Las Vegas Nursing jobs available. The below tables indicate
current healthcare growth in the state. More information and the latest news can be found
in our Healthcare Growth News
Job Growth - Southern Nevada
Growth in the number of jobs in the Las Vegas health care sector will outstrip expansion
of all jobs in general. Here is a sample of fields and their projected employment growth
from 2002 to 2012:
| Field |
2002 Jobs |
2012 Jobs |
Percent Change |
| Total all jobs |
834,111 |
1,216,649 |
45.9 |
| All health jobs |
96,536 |
141,444 |
46.5 |
| Outpatient care centers |
1,800 |
2,589 |
43.8 |
| Ambulatory health care |
24,171 |
35,286 |
46.0 |
| Nursing Care facilities |
4,175 |
5,977 |
43.2 |
| Hospitals |
16,891 |
24,849 |
47.1 |
| Physicians' offices |
10,651 |
15,840 |
48.7 |
| SOURCE: The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation |
Hospital Growth - Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas)
| New Facilities |
| Facility Name |
Area of Expansion |
Beds Added |
Parent Company |
Completion Date |
| Desert Canyon Rehabilitation - Las Vegas |
New Hospital |
50 |
Las Vegas Rehabilitation Hospital (Owner) |
2007 |
| St. Rose Dominican-San Martin Campus - Las Vegas |
New Hospital |
140 |
CHW West |
2006 |
| Centennial Hills Hospital & Medical Center - Las Vegas |
New Hospital |
171 |
Universal Health |
2007 |
| Meadows Hospital & Medical Center - N. Las Vegas |
New Hospital |
212 |
Meadows |
2006 |
| Rawson-Neal Hospital |
New Facility - Psychiatric |
150 |
Southern Nevada Mental Health Services |
2005 |
| Veteran's Hospital - N. Las Vegas |
New Hospital |
90 |
VA |
2009 |
| Veteran's Nursing Home - N. Las Vegas |
New Hospital |
120 |
VA |
2009 |
| Unamed Outpatient Surgery - Henderson |
New Facility |
Unknown |
HCA |
2006 |
| Unamed Hospital & Medical Center - Henderson |
New Hospital |
Unknown |
HCA |
TBA |
| Nevada Cancer Institute - Las Vegas |
New Research Facility |
Unknown |
Nevada Cancer Institute |
2005 |
| Ruvo Alzheimer Center - Las Vegas |
New Research Facility |
Unknown |
Larry Ruvo and Friends |
|
| Expansions |
| Summerlin Hospital |
New Tower |
450 |
Valley Health System |
2009 |
| Sunrise Children's Hospital - Las Vegas |
Neonatal ICU |
49 |
HCA |
2005 |
| |
Pediatrics |
60 |
HCA |
2005 |
| RehabCenter at Summerlin - Las Vegas |
Rehabilitation |
17 |
Universal Health |
2005 |
| Mountain View Hospital - Las Vegas |
New Tower |
180 |
HCA |
TBA |
| |
Acute Care |
36 |
HCA |
2005 |
| |
Cardiac Observation |
12 |
HCA |
2005 |
| Longford Medical Center - Las Vegas |
Outpatient Offices |
Unknown |
Longford |
2005 |
| CareMeridan - Las Vegas |
Outpatient Offices |
Unknown |
CareMeridan |
TBA |
| UMC Southern Nevada - Las Vegas |
New Tower |
5 Story |
Clark County |
TBA |
| |
Acute Suites |
56 |
Clark County |
2007 |
| |
Burn Unit |
26 |
Clark County |
TBA |
| St. Rose Dominican-Rose de Lima - Henderson |
New Tower |
Unknown |
CHW West |
TBA |
| St. Rose Dominican-Siena - Henderson |
New Tower |
211 |
CHW West |
TBA |
| |
Level III Trauma |
Unknown |
CHW West |
TBA |
| North Vista Hospital - N. Las Vegas |
Geriatrics |
22 |
IASIS |
2005 |
| |
Level II Nursery |
6 |
IASIS |
2005 |
| |
Maternity and Nursery |
10 |
IASIS |
2005 |
| |
Woman's Care |
Unknown |
IASIS |
2005 |
| |
Wound Care |
Unknown |
|
2005 |
| |
Diabetes Care |
Unknown |
|
2005 |
| |
Sleep Lab |
Unknown |
|
2005 |
| Summerlin Hospital & Medical Center - Las Vegas |
Pediatric ICU |
12 |
Universal Health |
2005 |
| Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center - Las Vegas |
Level II Trauma |
Unknown |
HCA |
2005 |
| |
Woman's Care |
Unknown |
HCA |
2005 |
| Valley Hospital & Medical Center - Las Vegas |
Nursery |
Unknown |
Universal Health |
2005 |
| |
Emergency |
54 |
Universal Health |
2005 |
| Desert Springs Hospital & Medical Center - Las Vegas |
Cardiology |
Unknown |
Universal Health |
2005 |
| Kindred Healthcare - Las Vegas (Desert Springs Hospital) |
Long Term Care |
42 |
Kindred |
2005 |
| |
Intermediate Care |
30 |
Kindred |
2005 |
| Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center - Las Vegas |
Level II Nursery |
9 |
HCA |
2005 |
| |
Acute Care |
56 |
HCA |
2007 |
Hospital Growth - Northern Nevada (Reno, Sparks, Carson City)
| Facility Name |
Area of Expansion |
Beds Added |
Parent Company |
Completion Date |
| Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center - Carson City |
New Hospital |
146 |
Carson-Tahoe |
2005 |
| |
Cardiac |
Unknown |
Carson-Tahoe |
TBA |
| |
Long Term Care |
Unknown |
Carson-Tahoe |
2006 |
| Washoe Medical Center - Reno |
New Tower |
254 |
Washoe Health System |
2007 |
| Saint Mary Regional Medical Center |
Emergency Room |
50 |
Saint Mary's |
TBA |
| Carson-Tahoe Cancer Center - Carson City |
Cancer |
Unknown |
Carson-Tahoe |
TBA |
Hospital Growth - Rural Nevada (All Other Cities)
| Facility Name |
Area of Expansion |
Beds Added |
Parent Company |
Completion Date |
| Desert View Regional Medical Center - Pahrump |
New Hospital |
25 |
|
TBA |
| Mesa View Regional Hospital - Mesquite |
New Hospital |
25 |
Triad Hospitals |
2005 |
| Carson-Dayton Hospital - Dayton |
New Hospital |
6 |
Carson-Tahoe |
2006 |
