MountainView Hospital & Medical Center is a

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owned by the

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, and operated by Sunrise Healthcare System. The 489-bed

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is located in

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, United States.

History

The hospital opened in February 1996 with 155 beds. In January 2013, the hospital expanded and opened a three-story tower and the first phase of its new Emergency Department. In July 2013, the second phase of MountainView's Emergency Department opened, and it now has 81 private ER beds. In October 2013, MountainView Hospital opened the second phase of its Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, and the rehab unit now has 35 private beds.

Awards and recognitions

* Joint Commission Accredited Institution * Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center * Joint Commission Top Performer on Key Quality Measures *

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's "Get with the Guidelines" Gold Performance Achievement Award * Accredited Chest Pain Center
/ref> * Bariatric Center of Excellence * NICHE designation for commitment to elder care excellence

Nurses unionize

In early 2009, registered nurses were faced with patient care concerns and under staffing at a hospital that nearly lost its certification with the

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due to issues of infection control and contamination of equipment. Nurses began organizing with the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), and in June 2009, about 30 nurses and union staff attempted to meet with hospital CEO William Wagnon to discuss these issues of public safety and nursing standards. All but two were escorted out of the hospital by security, including nurses on break. Nurses filed for a secret-ballot union election two days later. A week before the scheduled union election that July, nurses filed charges against the hospital with the

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(NLRB). The NLRB found sufficient evidence to conduct a two-month-long investigation of "massive illegal conduct" that included "surveillance, interrogation, bribery, threats", and more. Faced with federal prosecution, a settlement with the NLRB was reached in which HCA agreed to end the illegal practices. On January 14, 2010, Mountain View Hospital nurses elected to unionize in a vote of 240 to 152 (approximately 95% participation). Since the merging of CNA/NNOC, the

United American Nurses National Nurses United (NNU) is the largest organization of registered nurses in the United States. With more than 225,000 members, it is the farthest-reaching union and professional association of registered nurses in the U.S. Founded in 2009 t ...

, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association in December 2009, MountainView Hospital is the first hospital in the country to be newly organized under the banner of

National Nurses United National Nurses United (NNU) is the largest organization of registered nurses in the United States. With more than 225,000 members, it is the farthest-reaching union and professional association of registered nurses in the U.S. Founded in 2009 t ...

References

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* {{authority control 1996 establishments in Nevada Hospital buildings completed in 1996 HCA Healthcare Hospitals established in 1996 Hospitals in the Las Vegas Valley