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Sierra Medical Center Uses Innovative Digital Program for CPR Training and Improved…

November 7, 2024

The hospital introduced Resuscitation Quality Improvement® (RQI), a program designed to help clinicians achieve, master and sustain high-quality CPR skills and competence, resulting in improved ...

Northern Nevada Medical Center and the ER at Damonte Ranch Nationally Recognized…

October 17, 2024

Northern Nevada Medical Center (NNMC) and the ER at Damonte Ranch, An Extension of Northern Nevada Medical Center, were both accredited by The Joint Commission ...

Two Local Hospitals Receive National Certification as Gluten Free Safe Spot Facilities

October 3, 2024

Northern Nevada Medical Center (NNMC) and Sierra Medical Center (SMC), An Extension of Northern Nevada Medical Center, have both achieved validation as a Gluten Free ...

Sierra Medical Center Names Chief Executive Officer to Executive Hospital Leadership Team

September 17, 2024

Sierra Medical Center has named Jordan Herget, FACHE, as Chief Executive Officer.

Sierra Medical Center Names Chief Nursing Officer to its Executive Leadership Team

August 16, 2024

Sierra Medical Center (SMC) has announced Shelby Hunt, DNP, MBA, MHA, RN, CEN, as Chief Nursing Officer of the region’s newest hospital. Hunt has worked ...

Region’s Third Freestanding Emergency Department Opens in Damonte Ranch

March 19, 2024

Sierra Medical Center (SMC) is expanding its footprint to meet the demand for accessible 24/7 emergency care with the opening of a new freestanding ...

Sierra Medical Center Launches TAVR Surgery for Aortic Valve Patients

March 11, 2024

Sierra Medical Center (SMC), the region’s newest hospital, announced the launch of a new procedure for aortic stenosis, TAVR (Transcatheter aortic valve replacement). The TAVR ...

Sierra Medical Center Celebrates First Baby Born in Reno-Sparks

January 1, 2024

Sierra Medical Center welcomed Reno-Sparks’ first newborn on Monday, January 1, 2024 at 12:20 a.m. Baby boy Dillon was born weighing in at 8 pounds, ...

Sierra Medical Center Implants First Permanent Heart Device in Patient

October 24, 2023

Sierra Medical Center (SMC), the region’s newest hospital, announced it recently performed the hospital’s first permanent heart implant. The WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure ...

Sierra Medical Center Recognized With Six American Heart Association and American Stroke…

July 26, 2023

Sierra Medical Center qualified and earned the Get With The Guidelines Stroke Silver Plus – Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll by demonstration of compliance for ...