New Las Vegas VA Medical Center

Week of October 13, 2008

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a $364.9 million contract to build a new medical facility in Las Vegas by September 2011.  The project represents the largest construction contract ever awarded by VA. The 790,000 square-foot facility will support 90 inpatient hospital beds and provide medical, surgical and mental health care, as well as ambulatory care facilities.  The new hospital, separate nursing home and ancillary structures are being located on a 150-acre campus in North Las Vegas at Pecos Road and the Woodbury Beltway near Nellis Air Force Base on an undeveloped parcel of land transferred from the Bureau of Land Management.