Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center is a

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owned by

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and operated by Valley Health System located in the Centennial Hills neighborhood in

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at 6900 North

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near

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and

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. The hospital has 226 beds and an area of , The campus includes two

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History

The hospital opened its eight-story tower on January 21, 2008, having originally planned to open in Autumn 2007. The building included of space for future expansion. It is the first tobacco-free campus in Nevada. Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center was the first medical facility in the state to offer the scanning system known as the O-arm. In 2015 the daughter of Amy Vilela was turned away from Centennial Hills Hospital because of a lack of health insurance after having presented symptoms of a

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. She later died when the blood clot broke off and became a

pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of an pulmonary artery, artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). Symptoms of a PE may include dyspnea, shortness of breath, chest pain p ...

Services

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and

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staffed with

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-trained physicians and

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s certified in ACLS and

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. * Accredited Chest Pain Center with

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* Accredited Primary

Stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ...

Center * Accredited

Heart Failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, a ...

Center *

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Certified Medical Center * Women's Center with Level II

NICU A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), also known as an intensive care nursery (ICN), is an intensive care unit (ICU) specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. Neonatal refers to the first 28 days of life. Neonatal care, as kn ...

* ICU * Computed Tomography *

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* Minimally Invasive Surgical Center *

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Cardiology Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart d ...

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Heliport

A helipad is available for emergency air ambulance service.

Awards and accolades

* Certified by The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center * Accredited Chest Pain Center * Accreditation from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for success in using "Get with the Guidelines" program to improve quality of care for heart disease and stroke patients * 2014 Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.

References

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* {{authority control 2008 establishments in Nevada Hospital buildings completed in 2008 Hospitals established in 2008 Hospitals in Las Vegas Hospitals in the Las Vegas Valley