New 24-hour ER breaks ground in northwest valley

A new 24-hour medical facility for treating emergencies is coming to the northwest Las Vegas Valley. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Rendering of the ER at West Craig Road to be built in 2023. (The Valley Health System)

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By Paul Pearson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Updated August 30, 2022 - 9:25 am

A new 24-hour medical facility for treating emergencies is coming to the northwest Las Vegas Valley.

Centennial Hills Hospital conducted a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the ER at West Craig Road, a freestanding emergency department, at West Craig Road and North Tenaya Way.

The ER is expected to open in mid-to-late 2023.

Contact Paul Pearson at ppearson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @EditorPaulP on Twitter.

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