The board rejected proposals from Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center, Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center, and MountainView Hospital. The board advises the trauma care application decisions of the Southern Nevada Health District Board. The district has one Level 3 trauma center, one Level 2 trauma facility and one Level 1 facility, according to the report.
Las Vegas-based University Medical Center, which hosts the district’s Level 1 trauma center, voiced concerns about opening three additional trauma centers because the existence of the area’s other two trauma centers has already led to a decline of patients at UMC, according to the report. UMC officials instead suggested reviewing the community’s trauma needs to assess the impact of adding additional trauma services, according to the report.
However, MountainView and Southern Hills, which are operated by Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America, have raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest on the Regional Trauma Advisory Board, according to the report.
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