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

August 16, 2024

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

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

Northern Nevada 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 ...

Sierra Medical Center Implants First Permanent Heart Device in Patient

October 24, 2023

Northern Nevada 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 ...

Northern Nevada Health System Recognized With Six American Heart Association and American…

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 ...

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center Celebrates Its First Year

April 3, 2023

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center (SMC) opened to patient care on April 4, 2022, and has celebrated its first year serving the community. In one ...

Reno’s Newest Hospital Opens Level II NICU for Premature Infants

January 3, 2023

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center (SMC) has announced the opening of its level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), providing care to infants born at ...

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center Breaks Ground on ER at Damonte Ranch

December 8, 2022

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center (SMC) is expanding its footprint in South Reno to meet the demand for accessible 24/7 healthcare. The hospital held a ...

New Prenatal Education Classes for Labor and Delivery Patients

November 3, 2022

Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center introduces prenatal education classes for labor and delivery patients. These classes are hosted by experienced local nurses and cover various ...