Company Profile

University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

Company Overview

The UMC Difference
As an academic medical center with a rich history of providing life-saving treatment in Southern Nevada, UMC serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District, offering Nevada’s highest level of care to promote successful medical outcomes for patients.

Trust Nevada’s Highest Level of Care
UMC provides patients with access to a wide range of exclusive and specialized services, including Nevada's first Level I Trauma Center, ONLY Designated Pediatric Trauma Center, ONLY Burn Care Center, and ONLY Center for Transplantation.

The UMC Trauma Center provides life-saving care to community members, visitors and residents of nearby states. Serving patients in a 10,000-square-mile area, the UMC Trauma Center cares for more than 12,000 patients each year.

The UMC Lions Burn Care Center recently became one of only a handful of hospitals in the nation to be verified as a Burn Center by the American Burn Association and the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. This achievement recognizes the UMC Lions Burn Care Center’s commitment to providing patients with the highest level of burn care.

Cutting-Edge Technology
From advanced robotic surgery to revolutionary wireless pacemakers, UMC remains committed to offering the latest breakthroughs in medical technology.

UMC recently became the first hospital in Nevada to offer a procedure to implant the world’s smallest pacemaker, which is approximately the size of a large vitamin.

UMC also offers an innovative Robotic Surgery Program, utilizing advanced tools to provide the least invasive, most precise options available. UMC’s da Vinci Xi Surgical System combines advanced robotic, computer and optical technologies to assist surgeons with a wide range of operations.

The Future of Medicine
Further establishing its position as a leading academic medical center, UMC formed a strategic partnership with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, with the hospital serving as the anchor partner for the medical school to deliver the region’s finest academic medicine.

Company History

University Medical Center (UMC) has been serving the health care needs of Southern Nevadans since 1931. UMC was the first hospital in Clark County. It was originally a 20-bed facility, located on a dirt road west of the railroad tracks. For the first two years, it was operated by a single doctor and a single nurse. In 1940, the hospital's first board of trustees was elected, and the hospital's name was changed to Clark County General Hospital. The population in Clark County continued to grow, and by 1945, the hospital had 106 beds.

In 1951, Clark County General Hospital changed its name to Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. With the name change, the hospital began a new mission: staying current with medical technology and expanding its services to support the fast-growing, diverse community. Between the early 1950's and the late 1970's, the hospital's expansion progressed rapidly.
By February 1986, the hospital's name was changed to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada to reflect its role as a teaching institution better. As well as becoming the first to provide Quick Cares and Primary Cares in Nevada.
Later, in 1993, UMC received designation as a Level II Trauma Center, and in January of 1999, we received our Level I Trauma designation.

Notable Accomplishments / Recognition

UMC Excellence in Nursing. Excellence in Care. Nevada's First and Only Magnet® - Recognized Hospital.

Benefits

UMC offers a comprehensive & competitive benefits package:

Employer Paid Pension Plan through Nevada Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Vesting in the pension plan after 5 years of qualifying employment!

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance - Less than $20 per paycheck for employee-only coverage

Consolidated Annual Leave (CAL) - CAL is used for personal leave, holidays (12 scheduled holidays per year), doctor appointments, vacation, and sick days up to 16 consecutive scheduled work hours (short-term sick leave), etc.
Extended Illness Bank (a/k/a Sick Bank)

457 Deferred Compensation Plan

Comprehensive Group Health Insurance Plan

Nevada has no State Income Tax

No Social Security (FICA) Deduction

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