This is a state facility and they work with what they got. The staff really tries but unfortunately the staffing here sufferers as well. The SEIU local 1107 union defends its members. They have been on the news over the years in regard to their staffing shortfalls and problems with safety. I have advocated for a pediatric patient in which they were trying to discharge her too soon and we were able to get the child airlifted to the correct facility. Before that was done, the hospital asked me to leave because they did not want the mother of the daughter using an outside advocate. The mother stated that they were wrong at wanting to originally discharge her child when she knew there was something else wrong, and the mother was right.
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UMC State Hospital
This is our only State/Trauma facility we have in the city. They too struggle with keeping up with a stable staffing structure, although they too are under the same staffing law as the rest. They rank 57% on healthgrades at the following link be sure to look under the hospital quality section to determine your choice of services: University Medical Center – Las Vegas, NV | Healthgrades
Here is an article that shows their struggle: Nevada hospitals experience staffing shortages amid pandemic | | Winchester News (8newsnow.com)