Our executive director, Stacie Sasso, recently submitted an opinion piece in The Nevada Independent about the need to stand up for working families during the trauma center policy debate.

We encourage members of the public to let their voices be heard on the issue by contacting the Southern Nevada Health District board of health members by emailing them at board.of.health@snhd.org.

Recently a guest column addressing concerns with trauma center designations ran in the Nevada Independent (Hospitals are seeking trauma designation for profit; health district must prove need for more centers).

This opinion piece lays out what has otherwise been lost in the current hospital frenzy for new trauma profits, without concern for the community impact. The Heath Services Coalition encourages smart growth, beginning with a trauma system-wide assessment which has been delayed for over two years. Designation based on need is a hard-learned lesson in Las Vegas since Sunrise Hospital received trauma designation through purely political means when no community…

We released a press release yesterday about a new bill to combat surprise billing. Check it out and let us know if you have a story you’d be willing to tell. You can do so by emailing Jennifer.Lopez@rrpartners.com.

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Las Vegas, NV — In an effort to protect patients from surprise fees charged by out-of-network doctors and hospitals, Health Services Coalition (HSC) announced support of Assembly Bill 382, which seeks…

As the only non-profit local organization that fights to keep hospital rates in Southern Nevada affordable for our members, we were deeply concerned about the unintended consequences and increase in cost when Southern Hills, MountainView and Centennial Hills hospitals applied to be designated as Level 3 trauma centers.

We are happy to report that after months of work with our members and community partners, our efforts to educate the community about what is really behind those applications culminated in a big win. In a 7–2 vote in June, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) board of health turned down the…