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Las Vegas’ Sunrise Hospital still spreading its wings at 60

What began as a 44,000-square-foot facility with 62 beds and a half-staffed emergency department, has grown into Nevada’s largest acute-care facility. Along the way, it changed the face of health care in the Las Vegas Valley.

 
Infant with heart condition celebrates 1st birthday in Las Vegas

Over the past year, staff at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center have been repairing Roman’s heart, which lacks a left ventricle due to a congenital condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).

 
Las Vegas man is 103 years old, and walking again — VIDEO

Joe Rosa of Las Vegas celebrated his 103rd birthday at 24 Hour Fitness in Summerlin Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. After a hit-and-run crash, Rosa’s medical team told him he would never walk again. Rosa credits physical therapy and a personal trainer at the club for his return to health.

 
Doctors hone craft in Las Vegas hospital’s new simulation center

MountainView Hospital’s new simulation center, which includes a breathing, blinking, sweating dummy named Harold, will help medical residents learn basic operations and procedures before they begin working on the living.

 
Las Vegas police warn of dangers of sleeping with babies

Officials with the Metropolitan Police Department and Sunrise Children’s Hospital held a news conference Thursday to warn parents of the deadly dangers of sleeping with their babies or filling their cribs with blankets, pillows and toys.

 
Taught by tragedy, Las Vegas mom now a stickler for flu vaccinations

Brenda Occhipinti lost her 12-year-old son, Carlo Jr., to the flu last year. The terrible loss has opened her eyes to the risks of leaving children unvaccinated, and she made sure his surviving siblings all got their shots this year.

 
Medical pros get specialized trauma training in Las Vegas

About 30 counselors from around the U.S. undergo EMDR (for “eye movement desensitization and reprocessing”) training in Las Vegas. The technique helps trauma victims disassociate disturbing experiences from negative feelings.

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