Southern Nevada’s senior citizen population is expected to explode by 45% from 2020 to 2030, bringing with it additional strains on an already-struggling health care infrastructure, a UNLV report shows.

According to recent research out of UNLV’s Lincy Institute, Las Vegas is the only metropolitan area in the United States with more than two million people to not have a full-service children’s hospital.

Las Vegas’ lack of a comprehensive kids’ hospital has deadly consequences. Could a solution be on the horizon?

Las Vegas’ lack of a comprehensive kids’ hospital has deadly consequences. Could a solution be on the horizon?

Boosting Nevada’s beleaguered child care and elder care industries makes economic sense for the state, a trio of reports argues, and recommendations on how to do just that have already been laid out for policymakers to consider.

Hundreds of millions of dollars poured into the U.S. federal races this election cycle ensures that voters know who’s at the top of the ticket and why they are choosing them. Beyond that top race on the ballot, however, things get murkier.

More than 1 million Nevadans — just over half the state’s total registered voters — have already cast their vote in the 2024 election after early voting wrapped up Friday night. Early voting turnout suggests the race will be close, but higher than usual Republican participation means Democrats must play catch-up on getting out the vote, a reversal of previous election cycles.

More than 1 million Nevadans — just over half the state’s total registered voters — have already cast their vote in the 2024 election after early voting wrapped up Friday night. Early voting turnout suggests the race will be close, but higher than usual Republican participation means Democrats must play catch-up on getting out the vote, a reversal of previous election cycles.

In September, The Lincy Institute, a public policy think tank at UNLV, published a study highlighting the need for a standalone children’s hospital in Southern Nevada. This study will “inform the work that we (Intermountain Healthcare) have to do,” said Cloward.

Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital is coming to the Las Vegas Valley. Intermountain Health unveiled the site of its future stand-alone children’s hospital on Wednesday at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in the southwest valley, according to a news release.

Back when I was considering leaving my job as dean of the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona to come to Las Vegas to take the helm as president at UNLV, I was attracted by the clear, exciting future that both UNLV and Las Vegas were steadily heading into together.

On Sept. 4, the Lincy Institute hosted a community forum detailing the health and economic benefits of a stand-alone children’s hospital in Southern Nevada. Today, Las Vegas is the only metropolitan region in the nation with over 2 million people that is missing such a critical health care asset.