Valley Hospital Medical Center

Name :

Valley Hospital Medical Center

Address  :

620 Shadow Lane

Town  :

Las Vegas

State  :

Nevada

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

89106

Phone  :

702 388 4000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Cardiology
Facilities

Other Facilities

  • X-Ray

Description

Welcome to Valley Hospital
Since 1972 the healthcare professionals of Valley Hospital pride ourselves on providing excellent patient care to all who enter our doors As a teaching hospital we focus on the use of evidencebased medicine and the importance of following clinical pathways that research has shown to be effective with most patients

To give optimal care to Southern Nevada residents and visitors we are the first hospital in Southern Nevada to receive accreditation as a Primary Stroke Center a Certified Chest Pain Center and an accredited Heart Failure Center We continue to add specialty programs such as wound healing and hyperbaric services and blood conservation and transfusionfree medicine programs We also offer New Vision a medical stabilization program for those withdrawing from drug or alcohol use

Our healthcare team knows that chest pain can be a symptom of a larger problem cardiovascular disease At Valley Hospital we treat all conditions related to cardiovascular disease including arrhythmias congestive heart failure coronary artery disease heart attacks peripheral vascular disease stroke thoracic aortic disease and valve disease

New families begin within our maternity center which features antepartum care maternal triage services and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit

Our patients prepare for surgery under the personalized attention of our surgical services team who provide care during a wide range of surgical procedures

And to prepare future medical professionals in our rapidlygrowing community we offer a graduate medical education program for physicians
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