Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI), founded in 2002, was the official cancer institute for the state of
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
from 2003 to 2013, located in
Summerlin
Summerlin is a master-planned community in the Las Vegas Valley of Southern Nevada. It lies at the edge of the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon to the west; it is partly within the official city limits of Las Vegas and partly within uninco ...
, Nevada. The Institute became part of
UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health is the academic health system of the University of California, San Diego in San Diego, California. It is the only academic health system serving San Diego and has one of only two adult Level I trauma centers in the region. In ...
in February, 2012.
A non-profit organization, NVCI served patients throughout the greater Las Vegas area, offering full-service clinics in
Summerlin, Nevada
Summerlin is a master-planned community in the Las Vegas Valley of Southern Nevada. It lies at the edge of the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon to the west; it is partly within the official city limits of Las Vegas and partly within uninco ...
, and at University Medical Center, in the downtown medical district. The Institute provided inpatient treatment services such as chemotherapy, radiation and diagnostic imaging services, as well as an array of clinical trials. The Institute’s mobile screening unit, the Hope Coach, has provided mammography services throughout the state.
NVCI has served more than 17,000 patients since opening in 2005. The Institute was dedicated to providing innovative and collaborative cancer care, clinical trials and community education.
The Institute became part of UC San Diego Health in February, 2012. In November 2013, Roseman University completed a merger with the former Nevada Cancer Institute Foundation that expedited Roseman's planning for a premier community-based medical school, the first allopathic medical school in Nevada. NVCI’s Ralph and Betty Engelstad Research Building provided the home for Roseman’s College of Medicine in Summerlin, which then continued to house NVCI researchers.
Background
As part of UC San Diego Health, Nevada Cancer Institute offered current and advanced cancer treatment options, with patient and family support services, to residents of Nevada. The Institute provided inpatient treatment services such as chemotherapy, radiation and diagnostic imaging services, as well as an array of
clinical trials
Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel vaccines, drugs, dietar ...
, many of which would not otherwise have been available in the state of Nevada. The Institute also provided assistance to help patients find the information and non-medical resources they needed to support themselves during treatment - including support groups, an on-site meditation room, yoga and other activities.
Facilities
The Institute’s four-story treatment facility occupied 142000 sqft. The lobby had a
blown-glass chandelier designed by
Dale Chihuly
Dale Chihuly () (born September 20, 1941) is an American glass artist and entrepreneur. He is best known in the field of blown glass, "moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture".
Early life
Dale Patrick Chihuly was born on September 20 ...
.
History
* In 2002
The Howard Hughes Corporation
The Howard Hughes Corporation is a real estate development and management company based in The Woodlands, Texas. It was formed in 2010 as a spin-off from General Growth Properties (GGP). Most of its holdings are focused on several master-planned ...
donated of land for the Institute's first building. The land was part of a site in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas.
* In 2003, ground was broken for NVCI's first state-of-the art treatment center. The building was designed by
Marnell Corrao Associates
Marnell Corrao Associates is a privately held company specializing in architecture and general contracting services that is based in Enterprise, Nevada. The company was founded in 1974 and is the country’s oldest and largest hotel casino design/ ...
who are best known for designing many of the
megaresort
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s on the
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of ...
. Construction cost was $53 million.
* The facility opened in August 2005. The grand opening was on September 23, 2005.
* In October 2005, the Institute acquired an additional site of adjacent to its current site for future expansion.
* In January 2006, the city of Las Vegas announced plans to work with the Institute, the
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
and other entities to acquire about of land in the city for future use.
* Clinical research was initiated in 2005 with the opening of Phase I and Phase II clinical trials, including 4 first in human Phase I of investigational drugs. Clinical research and Translational research conducted at NVCI produced a body of work that resulted in 100 publications from NVCI investigators in peer reviewed medical publications (1-100).
* House Resolution 234, a bill to expand the Institute, was sponsored by
Shelley Berkley
Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley (née Levine; born January 20, 1951) is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who served as U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2013. In 2012, she was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate. She is ...
and co-sponsored by Nevada's two other congressional representatives. It was introduced to the
House
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...
on January 7, 2009.
*On December 2, 2011, the institute announced that it entered into an agreement to sell the facility to the
UC San Diego Health System
UC San Diego Health is the academic health system of the University of California, San Diego in San Diego, California. It is the only academic health system serving San Diego and has one of only two adult Level I trauma centers in the region. In ...
as part of a prearranged
Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Such reorganization, known as Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is available to every business, whe ...
filing.
*On February 1, 2012, the UC San Diego Health System assumed operations of Nevada Cancer Institute's clinical practice.
*In November 2013, Roseman University completed a merger with the former Nevada Cancer Institute Foundation.
UCSD
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Insti ...
closed its clinic, the UCSD NVCI clinic and flagship building that it had purchased approximately a year previous, and Roseman bought the building and is occupying it while continuing the original mission of NVCI.
References
External links
Cancer InstituteUC San Diego Health SystemUC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
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Medical research institutes in the United States
Buildings and structures in Summerlin, Nevada
Medical and health organizations based in Nevada
Healthcare in Las Vegas