UMC Hospital

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC Hospital) is Nevada's only Level I Trauma Center and Southern Nevada's premier public, non-profit teaching hospital located at 1800 West Charleston Boulevard in downtown Las Vegas. Founded in 1931 and owned and operated by the Clark County Commission, UMC is affiliated with the UNLV School of Medicine (since 2017, formerly University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine). With 564 beds, UMC was ranked as the 18th largest public hospital in the United States as of 2010.

University Medical Center serves a 10,000-square-mile service area including Southern Nevada and portions of California, Arizona, and Utah. The hospital provides exclusive, highest-level care as Nevada's ONLY Level I Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons, Nevada's ONLY Verified Burn Center (Lions Burn Care Center, operating since 1968), Nevada's ONLY Transplant Center with top-ranked kidney transplant program in the United States, and Southern Nevada's ONLY Designated Pediatric Trauma Center.

🏥 Exclusive Healthcare Services

University Medical Center provides comprehensive medical services including Level I Trauma Center Nevada's ONLY, verified by American College of Surgeons, providing 24-hour care with three dedicated operating rooms, 11 resuscitation beds, fully staffed Trauma Intensive Care Unit with 18 beds, and treating more than 12,000 trauma patients annually across a 10,000-square-mile service area, Lions Burn Care Center Nevada's ONLY Verified Burn Center by American Burn Association and American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, serving the community since 1968 with nearly 100 clinical team members, 10,000-square-mile coverage, offering Advanced Burn Life Support, outpatient burn clinic, and comprehensive wound care, Children's Hospital of Nevada with pediatric emergency department and Southern Nevada's ONLY Designated Pediatric Trauma Center providing specialized pediatric care, UMC Center for Transplantation Nevada's ONLY transplant center with top-ranked kidney transplant program in the United States, 24/7 Adult and Pediatric Emergency Department, Orthopedic and Spine Institute, UMC Wellness Center Nevada's largest HIV clinic, Physical Therapy and Cardiac Rehab, Pulmonary Function Lab, Infusion Clinic, UMC Online Care, UMC Healthy Living Institute, UMC Quick Cares multiple locations throughout Las Vegas Valley, and UMC Primary Care serving the community.

🏆 Legacy of Public Service

Since 1931, University Medical Center has served as Southern Nevada's public safety net hospital, providing care regardless of ability to pay. As a non-profit government hospital owned and operated by the Clark County Commission, UMC fulfills a unique mission to serve all community members. The hospital's teaching hospital affiliation with UNLV School of Medicine ensures access to cutting-edge medical education and research, while its Level I Trauma Center designation makes it the ONLY free-standing trauma center west of the Mississippi River. UMC's Lions Burn Care Center, supported by the Lions Clubs of Clark County for over 50 years, has cared for tens of thousands of burn patients, operating as a non-profit community service focused on saving lives, not generating profit. The hospital's commitment to world-class care is evidenced by treating more than 12,000 trauma patients and thousands of burn care patients annually, maintaining 24-hour staffing by expertly trained medical professionals dedicated to lifesaving care.

The hospital features patient-focused amenities including 564 patient beds, dedicated trauma operating rooms, helipad capabilities for emergency transport, Children's Hospital of Nevada with pediatric-friendly environment, Lions Burn Care Center with specialized burn care facilities, comprehensive ICUs including Trauma ICU, and 24/7 emergency services. University Medical Center employs board-certified physicians, trauma surgeons, burn care specialists, transplant surgeons, pediatric trauma specialists, emergency medicine providers, experienced nursing staff, and multidisciplinary care teams committed to delivering Nevada's highest level of care as a public, non-profit teaching hospital affiliated with UNLV School of Medicine.

With convenient access from Charleston Boulevard, Martin Luther King Boulevard, I-15, and US-95, University Medical Center serves Downtown Las Vegas, Medical District, Arts District, and all of Southern Nevada throughout ZIP codes 89102, 89104, and 89106, delivering Nevada's highest level of care as the state's only Level I Trauma Center, only Verified Burn Center, and only Transplant Center, providing the communities of Southern Nevada and surrounding states with lifesaving, world-class medical care from a dedicated team committed to public health and medical education since 1931.