Emergency care

When you have a life-threatening emergency, every second counts. Our emergency department is staffed 24/7 with medical experts who are committed to providing swift, high-quality care that ensures those seconds matter.

Verified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level II Trauma Center, we administer critical care to the Southern Nevada community and neighboring states. Our trauma center demonstrates our commitment to treating traumatic injuries and other life-threatening conditions.

We also serve as a regional referral center for other medical facilities, offering services to Southern Nevada and working closely with neighboring states to treat numerous types of severe medical emergencies.

Burn and wound care

Our wound care program offers outpatient care for adults and children. Through this program, we give you access to a network of multidisciplinary specialists committed to treating challenging wounds and diseases, including doctors specialized in burn care.

Chest pain care

With a certification in disease-specific care in chest pain from The Joint Commission, we deliver high-quality cardiac care for chest pain and heart attacks.

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS)

ECLS is a potentially lifesaving technique mimicking the natural function of your heart and lungs, allowing you to rest while natural healing of your affected organs takes place. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of ECLS.

You might be a candidate for ECMO if you have severe heart or lung failure, you're not responding to standard medical treatments and you're unlikely to survive without this treatment. You might also be on a breathing machine (ventilator) with high settings and receiving a large amount of heart medication to maintain your blood pressure. You must have a reversible illness and good brain function for ECMO to have a chance of working.

You may benefit from ECMO if you're experiencing:

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome
• Heart failure
• High blood pressure in your lungs
• Pneumonia
• Severe forms of influenza

Additionally, we might use ECMO to extend time before implanting a ventricular assist device or performing a transplant. We can also use ECMO to treat children who fit the criteria.

Emergency medical transport

We enhance the critical care services of our hospital through several partnerships, including our emergency medical services (EMS) community partnership with CareFlight Air Ambulance, Life Guard International - Flying ICU and MedicWest Ambulance.

Pediatric emergency care

Our emergency room (ER) specialists can treat both adults and children, but in some cases your child's condition might require a specialized approach.

If this is the case, we can admit them to the pediatric emergency department at Sunrise Children's Hospital. These doctors are board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine, and the hospital provides a child-friendly environment. Both of these factors demonstrate our commitment to ensuring your child receives excellent care and feels more at ease.

Stroke care

As a Stroke Specialty CARF-accredited facility, we have the expertise and capability to care for individuals who have experienced a cerebrovascular accident (stroke). We are also a certified stroke center by The Joint Commission. Our physicians are trained in stroke rehabilitation, and the same physicians who cared for you after your stroke will follow up on your care.

Our team not only specializes in identifying stroke symptoms and administering high-level treatment, but we also maintain high standards to help you work towards regaining your physical strength and support functions. We can also treat you with clot-busting medication for an acute stroke within 60 minutes if you're a candidate for it.