Nevada Cancer Institute to expand within Summerlin

Nevada Cancer Institute celebrates its second anniversary by announcing the expansion of its current facility in the master-planned community of Summerlin, NVCI officials said. The expansion includes a 101,000-square-foot, three-story support service building and parking garage on 3.25 adjacent acres near Town Center Drive and Interstate 215, the Las Vegas Beltway.

The new building will house a 200-seat conference center, offices, clinical trials office, cancer registry, dry labs and a medical education library, according to Heather Murren, NVCI co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer.

Murren said patient visits to the institute have totaled 125,000 since it opened in September 2005, surpassing early projections made by the institute.

"Nevada Cancer Institute could not have made the great strides in cancer research, care and education around the state that it has in two short years without the overwhelming support we have received from the community," Murren said. "Our expansion allows us to continue pushing the envelope in innovative oncology care and research for the residents of Nevada."

Scheduled to break ground in the coming days, the new building will mirror the architecture of its current facility and is scheduled for completion in late 2008 or early 2009.

"An expansion is needed to keep pace with growth, both in terms of patients, support staff and medical staff," said Sandra Murdock, FACHE, Dr. P.H., president and chief operating officer.

According to Kevin Orrock, top division executive of The Howard Hughes Corp., it was a red-letter-day for Summerlin when Nevada Cancer Institute announced it was coming to the community.

"Nevada Cancer Institute is about even more than treating and researching cures for cancer, it's improving the lives of thousands of Southern Nevadans touched by this disease," Orrock said. "Words cannot express our pride as the home community of this world-class facility."

Homes are available in a variety of styles, priced from the upper $200,000s to more than $2 million. Luxury apartments offer monthly rents starting from the upper $800's.

For more information, visit summerlin.com or call 888-898-5015.