MountainView Hospital, Las Vegas explained

MountainView Hospital & Medical Center
Org/Group:Hospital Corporation of America
Sunrise Healthcare System
Location:3100 North Tenaya Way
Las Vegas
State:Nevada
Country:United States
Healthcare:Private
Funding:For-profit
Type:General and Teaching
Standards:Joint Commission
Emergency:Level III trauma center
Helipad:Yes
Network:Hospital Corporation of America
Sunrise Healthcare System
Beds:425
Website:https://mountainview-hospital.com/

MountainView Hospital & Medical Center is a for-profit hospital owned by the Hospital Corporation of America, and operated by Sunrise Healthcare System. The 420-bed hospital is located in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]

History

The hospital opened in February 1996 with 155 beds.

In January 2013, the hospital expanded and opened a three-story tower and the first phase of its new Emergency Department.[2]

In July 2013, the second phase of MountainView's Emergency Department opened, and it now has 81 private ER beds.[3]

In October 2013, MountainView Hospital opened the second phase of its Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, and the rehab unit now has 35 private beds.[4]

Awards and recognitions

Nurses unionize

In early 2009, registered nurses were faced with patient care concerns and under staffing at a hospital that nearly lost its certification with the United States Department of Health and Human Services due to issues of infection control and contamination of equipment. Nurses began organizing with the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), and in June 2009, about 30 nurses and union staff attempted to meet with hospital CEO William Wagnon to discuss these issues of public safety and nursing standards. All but two were escorted out of the hospital by security, including nurses on break. Nurses filed for a secret-ballot union election two days later.[10]

A week before the scheduled union election that July, nurses filed charges against the hospital with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB found sufficient evidence to conduct a two-month-long investigation of "massive illegal conduct" that included "surveillance, interrogation, bribery, threats", and more. Faced with federal prosecution, a settlement with the NLRB was reached in which HCA agreed to end the illegal practices.[11]

On January 14, 2010, Mountain View Hospital nurses elected to unionize in a vote of 240 to 152 (approximately 95% participation). Since the merging of CNA/NNOC, the United American Nurses, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association in December 2009,[12] MountainView Hospital is the first hospital in the country to be newly organized under the banner of National Nurses United.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us - Mountainview Hospital. Mountainview-hospital.com. January 11, 2014.
  2. Web site: MountainView Hospital opens first phase of $70 million expansion. Las Vegas Review-Journal. January 11, 2014.
  3. Web site: Nevada ReD Report August 2013. Nevadabusiness.com. January 11, 2014.
  4. Web site: expansion Archives – Best Places For Medical Jobs NewsBest Places For Medical Jobs News. Bestplacesformedicaljobs.com. January 11, 2014.
  5. Web site: Quality Check - Consumer Search - Results . Qualitycheck.org . January 11, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213010118/http://www.qualitycheck.org/consumer/searchResults.aspx?zip=89128&Select1=-1&dist=-1&careId=544&careIdtracker=544 . December 13, 2013 .
  6. Web site: assets/1/6/2012_Top_Performers__list. Jointcommission.org. January 11, 2014.
  7. http://www.scpcp.org/newmap.php
  8. Web site: Centers. Mbsaqip.org. January 11, 2014.
  9. Web site: NICHE Program » Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders. Nicheprogram.org. January 11, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131213204333/http://www.nicheprogram.org/sites/745. December 13, 2013.
  10. Web site: MountainView resists nurses' organizing bid. Las Vegas Sun News. January 11, 2014.
  11. Web site: Faced With Federal Prosecution, MountainView Agrees to Stop Harassment of RNs in Settlement. Prnewswire.com-. January 11, 2014.
  12. Web site: California Nurses Association – National Nurses United. Calnurses.org. January 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20091213000022/http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/press-releases/2009/december/unanimous-vote-creates-largest-rn-union-in-u-s-history.html. 2009-12-13. dead.
  13. Web site: Nurses union wins election at MountainView Hospital. Las Vegas Sun News. January 11, 2014.