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The first modern private hospital in Las Vegas is adding on.
Kitchell Contractors is performing a $17 million, 72,000 square-foot addition at Sunrise Hospital. The new three-story structure will serve as the adult and pediatric emergency center. Last year, Sunrise's emergency room had more than 73,000 patients.
"It about triples our capacity for ER patients," Sunrise spokesperson Ann Lynch said. "I hope this will ease the crunch on our emergency divert."
Lynch said that area hospitals are facing emergency patient overloads due to new residents without regular doctors and the high number of tourists.
Sunrise Hospital originally was built by developer Irwin Molasky, and opened its doors in December 1958 with 58 rooms. Today, the Healthcare Company-owned facility has 688 rooms and is the largest private hospital west of Chicago.