Northern Nevada Medical Center

Name :

Northern Nevada Medical Center

Address  :

2375 E. Prater Way

Town  :

Sparks

State  :

Nevada

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

89434

Phone  :

775 331 7000

Web URL  :


Description

About the Hospital
A Tradition of Quality
When it comes to choosing a hospital one thing is clear quality and convenience count Our tradition of providing quality healthcare in a comfortable accessible environment means peace of mind for the thousands of patients served by Northern Nevada Medical Center each year

Northern Nevada Medical Center provides physicians and patients with the latest in technological innovations for diagnosis and treatment of the most acute clinical conditions The emergency department is a certified LevelIII emergency department and serves more than 24000 patients annually

The hospital expanded the emergency department in 2003 more than doubling its size from eight to 18 beds and increasing capacity of the diagnostic imaging department as well

Since it opened in January 1983 Northern Nevada Medical Center owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services Inc a King of Prussia PAbased company that is one of the largest healthcare management companies in the nationThe hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission TJC and licensed by the state of Nevada

Our Mission
Our Mission is to provide excellence in clinical care that our patients will recommend to their families and friends physicians prefer for their patients purchasers select for their clients and our employees can be proud of

Our Vision
Our Vision is to be recognized as the provider of choice for healthcare services in our community where we are trusted by our patients families and physicians to provide a safe caring and compassionate experience

Our Values
Compassion We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we genuinely care about every patient employee and physician like they are family

Empathy We put ourselves in our patients shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch

Teamwork We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patients lives

Quality We strive to provide excellence in clinical care

Ethics We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards

Respect We promise to honor the dignity individuality and rights of everyone

Service Excellence We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve

Innovation We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care
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