Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center is a highly regarded acute care facility that has served the Greater Las Vegas metropolitan area and surrounding communities since 1971. Licensed for 276 beds, Desert Springs Hospital has a campus of more than 451,000 square feet in southeast Las Vegas. The mission of Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center is to provide the highest quality health-care services to customers while stewarding human, financial and material resources.
Patients choose Desert Springs Hospital for its 24-hour emergency care and nationally recognized services that include cardiac care. Cardiac Care Desert Springs has a strong reputation as a leader in cardiac care and long has been known as the “Heart Hospital” by area residents. Its Chest Pain Observation Unit is recognized nationally by the Society of Chest Pain Centers and was the first in Nevada to receive this accreditation. Stroke Care Desert Springs Hospital also has outstanding stroke care with a program certified by The Joint Commission as a primary stroke center. Surgical Weight Loss–The Center for Surgical Weight Loss is nationally accredited as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Patients also choose Desert Springs Hospital for diabetes care, education and support since it is the first hospital in the country to be awarded a Certificate of Distinction for Advanced Inpatient Diabetes Care by The Joint Commission. This award acknowledges that Desert Springs passed rigorous tests and set new standards so people with diabetes can obtain the special care they need when they are in the hospital. In addition, the Diabetes Treatment Center provides comprehensive outpatient classes in English and Spanish and personalized self-management education for patients with diabetes and their families. The outpatient education program is recognized by the American Diabetes Association and accredited by the American Association of Diabetes Educators.
Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission, licensed by the Department of Health for the state of Nevada, and affiliated with the Federation of American Hospitals, the Association of Western Hospitals and the Nevada Hospital Association. Desert Springs Hospital is part of The Valley Health System which also includes Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center; Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center; Summerlin Hospital Medical Center and Valley Hospital Medical Center.
Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center is pleased to partner with the American Heart Association (AHA) for its annual Go Red for Women campaign to fight heart disease on Feb. 4, a national recognition day to celebrate heart disease survivors and raise heart health awareness.
Go Red for Women Activities in the Desert Springs Hospital Lobby (2075 E. Flamingo Road):
Bake sale to raise money for the American Heart Association from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Free community blood pressure checks from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Complimentary chair massages from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Testimonial from a cardiac survivor at 11:30 a.m.
AHA cardiac care award presentation to Desert Springs Hospital at 11:40 a.m.
Red carpet fashion show of Desert Springs Hospital employees and physicians
sporting their red attire at 11:45 a.m.
Donations for this event were provided by Desert Springs Hospital employees, the Academy of Healing Arts, Rebel Party Rentals, Mended Hearts Volunteers, Cox Media, Fox 5 KVVU-TV, KJUL-FM, KWNR-FM, 93.1 The Party, Sunny 106.5 and Vegas PBS.
This year Desert Springs Hospital celebrates 40 years of caring in Southern Nevada and the Go Red for Women event is one of the many programs it offers to give back to the local community.