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Northern Nevada Medical Center Designated with Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation

October 3, 2024

Northern Nevada Medical Center (NNMC) was recently recognized by the American College of Emergency Physicians as a Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department (GED). A geriatric ...

Sierra Medical Center Launches TAVR Surgery for Aortic Valve Patients

October 2, 2024

Sierra Medical Center (SMC), the region’s newest hospital, announced the launch of a new procedure for aortic stenosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). The TAVR ...

Northern Nevada Health System Breaks Ground on Fourth Freestanding Emergency Department in…

September 18, 2024

Northern Nevada Health System has broken ground on its fourth freestanding emergency department (FED) in the North Valleys. The facility, the ER at North Valleys, ...

Northern Nevada Health System Recognized with Seven American Heart Association and American…

September 18, 2024

Northern Nevada Health System has received the American Heart and Stroke Association’s highest national honors. The awards recognize the System’s commitment to ensuring ...

Northern Nevada Medical Center Names Chief Financial Officer James McCurley to its…

September 18, 2024

Northern Nevada Medical Center (NNMC) has announced James McCurley, FACHE, FHFMA, CPA, CMA, as Chief Financial Officer. McCurley brings 19 years of financial and ...

Sierra Medical Center Names Chief Executive Officer to Executive Hospital Leadership Team

September 17, 2024

The area’s newest acute care hospital, Sierra Medical Center (SMC), An Extension of Northern Nevada Medical Center, has named Jordan Herget, FACHE, as Chief Executive ...

Sierra Medical Center Names Chief Nursing Officer to its Executive Leadership Team

August 16, 2024

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center (SMC) names Shelby Hunt, DNP, MBA, MHA, RN, CEN, as Chief Nursing Officer of its Executive Leadership Team. Hunt has ...

Region’s Third Freestanding Emergency Department Opens in Damonte Ranch

March 19, 2024

Sierra Medical Center (SMC) is expanding its footprint to meet the demand for accessible 24/7 emergency care with the opening of a ...

Sierra Medical Center Celebrates First Baby Born in Reno-Sparks

January 1, 2024

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center welcomed Reno-Sparks’ first newborn on Monday, January 1, 2024 at 12:20 a.m. Baby boy Dillon was born weighing in at ...

Sierra Medical Center Implants First Permanent Heart Device in Patient

October 24, 2023

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center (SMC), the region’s newest hospital, announced it recently performed the hospital’s first permanent heart implant. The WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial ...