Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
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While hospitalizations remain relatively low in Clark County and statewide, pediatric units continue to be stressed by respiratory infections, including RSV.
A new acute-care hospital in Henderson will specialize in providing cardiac care while adding needed capacity in the growing community, Valley Health System executives said following a ceremonial groundbreaking.
After being locked out by the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital volunteers are again boosting morale, helping stretched staff and reaping the benefits of “doing something useful.”
Shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be given from 7 a.m. until noon seven days a week for three weeks beginning May 11, local public health officials said Friday.
The seven-day average for newly reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,019, more than double the number earlier this month.
Unusued prescription medications can be dropped off safely and anonymously at several sites across the Las Vegas Valley as part of “Crush the Crisis.”
While other states have identified COVID clusters, Nevada health officials have yet to name specific spreading events or clusters beyond nursing homes and other state-licensed facilities. This includes casinos.
Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican announced a free urgent care service for anyone in Southern Nevada experiencing mild to moderate symptoms similar to those of COVID-19.
The eye bank lost its accreditation to process and distribute eye tissue after identifying “process gaps” in its operations.