University Medical Center, affiliated with the University of Nevada School of Medicine, is the premier teaching hospital in the state. The medical center serves the medical needs of Southern Nevada and parts of California, Utah and Arizona as well as the millions of visitors to fabulous Las Vegas every year.


Web Connect Link Update
We’ve updated the UMC Hospital System in preparation for the National Provider ID being required for all physicians and hospitals!

Our WebConnect application has been updated as well as the URL to get to it – so be sure to re-mark it in your Favorites!


UMC Steps Up For the Community
In response to the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada’s recent issues, UMC Quick Care Centers are offering a free visit for those receiving letters from the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) notifying them of possible hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV exposure. The visit will include a physician’s order for the necessary lab tests and patients must bring a copy of the SNHD notification letter. Patients will then be sent to independent labs for testing and may incur a cost associated with those tests.

Life-saving Skills for Babysitters
Teens earning spending money this summer babysitting can now improve their skills through free Safe Sitter classes held at University Medical Center.

UMC offers free Safe Sitter classes to adolescents age 11 to 13. Safe Sitter classes teach would-be babysitters how to handle emergencies when caring for children. Call 383-2229 to reserve space.

UMC Receives Level II Pediatric Trauma Center Verification
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada is now a verified Level II Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) and also is designated as such by the State of Nevada. UMC is the only hospital in Nevada to hold this designation.

There are only five hospitals nationwide with an ACS-verified Level II Pediatric Trauma Center designation. There are 16 hospitals with an ACS-verified Level I Pediatric Trauma Center designation.

Weight-Loss Seminar Scheduled
University Medical Center (UMC) and the University Health System, the clinical practice of the University of Nevada School of Medicine, will host a seminar on Bariatric surgery Wednesday, May 14 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Dr. James Lau will conduct the seminar, which will be held at the Delta Point building at 901 Rancho Lane (across from the UMC campus) in the Emerald Room.

Dr. Lau is board-certified in general surgery and completed a fellowship in minimally invasive Bariatric surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Lau practices exclusively at UMC and is also the assistant director for the surgical residency program at the University of Nevada School of Medicine.

Call 671-5150 for more information or to reserve your space.

Families with Babies in Intensive Care to Benefit from New Project
The March of Dimes announces that it has named University Medical Center to implement NICU Family Support ®. March of Dimes NICU Family Support provides information and comfort to families of premature babies and other critically ill newborns being cared for in a Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The project is an important component of the March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign, a nationwide effort to address the growing problem of premature birth, which is the leading cause of newborn death and a major cause of serious health problems. It costs society billions of dollars every year. The March of Dimes is also funding research to find the causes of premature birth.

Emergency Medicine Residency Program First in Nevada
University Medical Center (UMC) and the University of Nevada School of Medicine have announced the formation of the state’s first emergency medicine residency program, which will train new emergency medicine doctors.

Residents joining the three-year program will gain expertise in all areas of medicine. In the first year, they will focus on learning about specialty areas of medical practice, with the second year providing ample opportunity to fine tune their skills by working alongside experienced emergency medicine doctors. During the last year, residents will focus exclusively on emergency medicine and will be qualified to treat any patient that walks into the emergency department.