If you need an organ transplant, burn care, or Alzheimer’s treatment, then you have a good chance of being sent to Las Vegas’ medical district.
That area, around Charleston Boulevard between downtown and Valley View, is home to the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, University Medical Center, Valley Hospital, and other smaller specialty clinics.
Since the City of Las Vegas established it nearly 30 years ago, the medical district has grown to encompass nearly 700 acres.
And now, even more development is on the horizon. A recently completed 75-million-dollar project improved sidewalks and streets, and planted shade trees. And forthcoming apartment complexes and a hotel will expand nearby accommodations.
So, the mission of the Medical District is the same, but its face is certainly changing.
Guests: Mason Van Houweling, CEO, University Medical Center; Brian Knudsen, mayor pro tem and councilman, City of Las Vegas
